Inheritance Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, Title (property), titles, debts, entitlements, Privilege (law), privileges, rights, and Law of obligations, obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ ...

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 classe ...

Films

* ''The Inheritance'', American title of the 1947 British film '' Uncle Silas'' * ''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 and Tom Conti * ''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 Fe ...

'', 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 ''Thunder and Consolation'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band New Model Army, released on 15 March 1989 by EMI Records. The album stands as a landmark in the New Model Army catalogue, being their most successful album to date an ...

'' * “Inheritance”, by Prong from the '' Airheads'' soundtrack * “Inheritance”, by John van Tongeren from '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' * “Inheritance”, by Katatonia from ''

Night Is the New Day ''Night Is the New Day'' is Katatonia's eighth full-length album. It was released 2 November 2009, in Europe and 10 November 2009, in North America through Peaceville Records. Thirteen tracks were recorded, eleven of which made it onto the record ...

'' * “The Inheritance (Green)”, by The Dear Hunter from '' The Color Spectrum''

Literature

Science fiction and fantasy

* ''The Inheritance'' (novel), 2001, in the Dragonlance Dungeon & Dragons setting * The Inheritance Cycle, 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 Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and ''Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...

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 C ...

* ''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