"heritage" meaning in Middle English

See heritage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /iriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/ Forms: eritage [alternative], erytage [alternative], herytage [alternative], hiritage [alternative], hirritage [alternative], heretage [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French eritage, heritage; equivalent to heriten + -age. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|eritage}} Borrowed from Old French eritage, {{af|enm|heriten|-age}} heriten + -age Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} heritage, {{enm-noun|-}} heritage (uncountable)
  1. An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.
    (figurative) One's assigned or bequeathed position in Heaven or Hell.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Inheritance law
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-mhCM7pP1 Disambiguation of Christianity: 54 23 3 3 2 15 Disambiguation of Inheritance law: 34 20 2 30 1 12 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 8 6 10 1 23 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -age: 47 8 15 4 4 22
  2. An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.
    (figurative, rare) The Christian people as God's inheritance.
    Tags: figuratively, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Inheritance law
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-fdRjAaKM Disambiguation of Inheritance law: 34 20 2 30 1 12
  3. (by extension) That inherited from one's ancestors; heritage. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-VI4JhmDk
  4. Inheritance; the familial transmission of property or disease. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Family, Inheritance law, Pathology
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-jXIszuZD Disambiguation of Family: 26 31 0 42 0 0 Disambiguation of Inheritance law: 34 20 2 30 1 12 Disambiguation of Pathology: 32 7 2 44 1 14
  5. (rare) A present or gift. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-LOS1FKHz
  6. (rare) One's inheritors or successors. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Inheritance law
    Sense id: en-heritage-enm-noun-2jghz4UN Disambiguation of Inheritance law: 34 20 2 30 1 12

Alternative forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "heritage"
          },
          "expansion": "English: heritage",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: heritage"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "heritage",
            "3": "heretage"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Scots: heritage, heretage",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Scots: heritage, heretage"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "eritage"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French eritage",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "heriten",
        "3": "-age"
      },
      "expansion": "heriten + -age",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French eritage, heritage; equivalent to heriten + -age.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erytage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herytage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hirritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heretage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "heritage",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "heritage (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 8 6 10 1 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 8 15 4 4 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -age",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 23 3 3 2 15",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "enm:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 20 2 30 1 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Inheritance law",
          "orig": "enm:Inheritance law",
          "parents": [
            "Law",
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "One's assigned or bequeathed position in Heaven or Hell."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-mhCM7pP1",
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "assigned",
          "assigned"
        ],
        [
          "bequeathed",
          "bequeathed"
        ],
        [
          "Heaven",
          "Heaven"
        ],
        [
          "Hell",
          "Hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "(figurative) One's assigned or bequeathed position in Heaven or Hell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 20 2 30 1 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Inheritance law",
          "orig": "enm:Inheritance law",
          "parents": [
            "Law",
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "The Christian people as God's inheritance."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-fdRjAaKM",
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "(figurative, rare) The Christian people as God's inheritance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That inherited from one's ancestors; heritage."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-VI4JhmDk",
      "links": [
        [
          "inherited",
          "inherited"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "heritage",
          "heritage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) That inherited from one's ancestors; heritage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 31 0 42 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "enm:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 20 2 30 1 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Inheritance law",
          "orig": "enm:Inheritance law",
          "parents": [
            "Law",
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 7 2 44 1 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Pathology",
          "orig": "enm:Pathology",
          "parents": [
            "Disease",
            "Medicine",
            "Health",
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Body",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inheritance; the familial transmission of property or disease."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-jXIszuZD",
      "links": [
        [
          "Inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "familial",
          "familial"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A present or gift."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-LOS1FKHz",
      "links": [
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A present or gift."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 20 2 30 1 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Inheritance law",
          "orig": "enm:Inheritance law",
          "parents": [
            "Law",
            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One's inheritors or successors."
      ],
      "id": "en-heritage-enm-noun-2jghz4UN",
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritor",
          "inheritor"
        ],
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) One's inheritors or successors."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heritage"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -age",
    "Middle English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Christianity",
    "enm:Family",
    "enm:Inheritance law",
    "enm:Pathology"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "heritage"
          },
          "expansion": "English: heritage",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: heritage"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-msc",
            "2": "heritage",
            "3": "heretage"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Scots: heritage, heretage",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Scots: heritage, heretage"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "eritage"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old French eritage",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "heriten",
        "3": "-age"
      },
      "expansion": "heriten + -age",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old French eritage, heritage; equivalent to heriten + -age.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erytage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herytage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hirritage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heretage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "heritage",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "heritage (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "One's assigned or bequeathed position in Heaven or Hell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "assigned",
          "assigned"
        ],
        [
          "bequeathed",
          "bequeathed"
        ],
        [
          "Heaven",
          "Heaven"
        ],
        [
          "Hell",
          "Hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "(figurative) One's assigned or bequeathed position in Heaven or Hell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "The Christian people as God's inheritance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An inheritance; that subject to inheritance.",
        "(figurative, rare) The Christian people as God's inheritance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That inherited from one's ancestors; heritage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inherited",
          "inherited"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "heritage",
          "heritage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) That inherited from one's ancestors; heritage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inheritance; the familial transmission of property or disease."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ],
        [
          "familial",
          "familial"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ],
        [
          "disease",
          "disease"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A present or gift."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A present or gift."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One's inheritors or successors."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inheritor",
          "inheritor"
        ],
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) One's inheritors or successors."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iriˈtaːd͡ʒ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heritage"
}

Download raw JSONL data for heritage meaning in Middle English (3.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-20 using wiktextract (89e900c and ea19a0a). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.