Meaning of herit | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of inherit.

rare, transitive

Examples

“Reaſon holdeth confidence to argue⟳ thy treaſon by that ſhe depoſeth the fro thy heyghte to be an heryter: foꝛ he that lyueth heryteth deathe, and not death the lyfe, foꝛ all dyeth, and it heryteth al in theyꝛ life.”

“He doth from duſt the weakling raiſe, / From dunghill lifts the needy-one: / With Princes them to ſeat in praiſe, / And make-them-herit Glory’s throne: […]”

““Vainly I seek⟳ ye: Death’s effacing finger / “Hath swept ye one by one: each hallow’d spirit / “Hath gone the land⟳ of life and love⟳ to herit, / “Hark! they are calling—doth Elia linger?””

“To those who create⟳ themselves wits at the cost⟳ of feminine delicacy (a habit of mind⟳ which be never did hold⟳ with) to them he would concede neither to bear⟳ the name⟳ nor to herit the tradition of a proper breeding: […]”

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