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Erbschaft

inheritance

noun ERP-shahft Rare
People & Society Family

Also means

legacy

Usage Note

Erbschaft is both the act of inheriting and the sum or estate inherited. It is used in legal contexts (Erbschaft antreten, to take up an inheritance) and figuratively for a cultural or historical legacy.

Examples

"Nach dem Tod der Mutter war die Erbschaft unter den Geschwistern Streitthema."

Natural Translation

After the mother's death, the inheritance was a source of dispute among the siblings.

Literal Translation

After the death of the mother was the inheritance among the siblings a dispute-topic.

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