The Clue
Came into a legacy (9 letter answer)
The Answer
INHERITED
Tags
Notes
The answer INHERITED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Was bequeathed
Definition
INHERIT as a verb:
1. (inherit, come into) = obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
2. receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
3. receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
INHERITED as an adjective:
1. (familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible) = tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"