Inheritance Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officia ...

is the transferring of property and debt upon a death to a beneficiary. Inheritance, or The Inheritance, may also refer to:

Computer science

* Inheritance (genetic algorithm) *

Inheritance (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, inheritance is the mechanism of basing an object or class upon another object ( prototype-based inheritance) or class ( class-based inheritance), retaining similar implementation. Also defined as deriving new clas ...

Films

* ''The Inheritance'', American title of the 1947 British film ''

Uncle Silas ''Uncle Silas'', subtitled "A Tale of Bartram Haugh", is an 1864 Victorian Gothic mystery-thriller novel by the Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. Despite Le Fanu resisting its classification as such, the novel has also been hailed as a work ...

'' * ''The Inheritance'' (1976 film), an Italian drama by Mauro Bolognini * ''

The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday ''The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday'' ( cs, Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag) is a 1992 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Věra Chytilová.

'', a 1992 Czech comedy film by Věra Chytilová * ''The Inheritance'' (1997 film), an American television film starring

Meredith Baxter Meredith Ann Baxter (born June 21, 1947) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles on the CBS sitcom '' Bridget Loves Bernie'' (1972–73), ABC drama series ''Family'' (1976–80) and the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1982 ...

and

Tom Conti Tommaso Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor, theatre director, and novelist. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1979 for his performance in '' Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' and was nominated for the Academy Aw ...

* ''Inheritance'' (2001 film), an Argentine drama by Paula Hernández * ''The Inheritance'' (2003 film), also known as ''Arven'' in Danish, by Per Fly * ''Inheritance'' (2006 film), documentary by James Moll about the daughter of a concentration camp commandant * ''The Inheritance'' (2007 film), a Scottish road movie * ''Inheritance'' (2012 film), by Hiam Abbass * ''The Inheritance'' (2014 film), a documentary about Huntington's disease * ''Inheritance'' (2020 film), by Vaughn Stein * ''The Inheritance'' (2020 film), see

Music

Albums

* ''Inheritance'' (Hobbs' Angel of Death album), 1995 * ''Inheritance'', a 2013 album by The Last Bison * ''Inheritance'' (Audrey Assad album), 2016

Songs

* “Inheritance”, by Scorpions from ''

Lonesome Crow ''Lonesome Crow'' is the debut studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was recorded soon after Scorpions became a fully professional band under the production of Conny Plank, apparently in only six or seven days, and released 9 F ...

'', later covered by Iron Christ * “Inheritance”, by Talk Talk from ''

Spirit of Eden ''Spirit of Eden'' is the fourth studio album by English band Talk Talk, released in 1988 on Parlophone Records. The songs were written by vocalist Mark Hollis and producer Tim Friese-Greene and the album was compiled from a lengthy recording ...

'', later covered by Recoil * “Inheritance”, by New Model Army from '' Thunder and Consolation'' * “Inheritance”, by Prong from the ''

Airheads ''Airheads'' is a 1994 American comedy film written by Rich Wilkes, directed by Michael Lehmann, and starring Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Ernie Hudson, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Michael Richards, Amy Locane and ...

'' soundtrack * “Inheritance”, by John van Tongeren from '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' * “Inheritance”, by Katatonia from '' Night Is the New Day'' * “The Inheritance (Green)”, by The Dear Hunter from ''

The Color Spectrum ''The Color Spectrum'' is the name of both the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band The Dear Hunter, and a series of nine EPs by the band of which each reflects an individual color of the visible color spectrum (namely Black, ...

Literature

Science fiction and fantasy

* ''The Inheritance'' (novel), 2001, in the Dragonlance Dungeon & Dragons setting *

The Inheritance Cycle ''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his d ...

, a series of young-adult novels by Christopher Paolini ** ''Inheritance'' (Paolini novel), 2011 * ''Inheritance'' (Savile novel), 2006, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe * "Inheritance" (short story), a 1947 supernatural sci-fi story by Arthur C. Clarke

Plays

* ''Inheritance'' (play), 2003, by Hannie Rayson, set in Australia * ''The Inheritance'' (play), 2018, by Matthew Lopez

Other books

* Inheritance (memoir), autobiography of American novelist Dani Shapiro * ''The Inheritance'', 1849 (first published 1997), Louisa May Alcott novel * ''Inheritance'', a 1932 novel by

Phyllis Bentley Phyllis Eleanor Bentley (19 November 1894 – 27 June 1977) was an English novelist. Biography The youngest child of a mill owner, she grew up in Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire and was educated at Halifax High School for Girls and ...

* ''The Inheritance'', a 2005 translation of a novel by Palestinian writer

Sahar Khalifeh Sahar Khalifeh ( ar, سحر خليفة) (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages. One of her best-known works is the nov ...

Television

* ''Inheritance'' (TV series), a 1967 British series * "Inheritance" (''Arrow''), a 2019 episode * “Inheritance” (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode), first aired 1993 * "The Inheritance" (''Lassie'' episode), a 1954 premiere * "The Inheritance" (''Mad Men''), a 2008 television episode