单词 | heritage |
释义 | heritagen. 1. a. That which has been or may be inherited; any property, and esp. land, which devolves by right of inheritance. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > that which is inherited etheleOE heritagea1225 ereward-richea1325 reversiona1325 patrimony1357 succession1382 inheriteson1470 heredity?c1550 inheritage1557 long acre1608 relict1726 post-obit1812 hand-me-down1909 a1225 Leg. Kath. 83 I þe heritage and i þe herd þæt com of hire burde. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 523 Richard is brother Underueng the eritage, vor he nadde eir non other..The erldom of Penbroc, & al is other eritage. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Kings xxi. 3 Merciful be to me the Lord, that I ȝyue not the heritage of my fadres to thee. c1440 Generydes 4642 My fader hath geve hym half his eritage. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 17 In the same hæritage, Ilke hes rychteouslie from age to age succeidet till vther. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles v. 166 It was..part of my heritage, Which my dead Father did bequeath to me. View more context for this quotation 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 36 Lord of a barren heritage. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 134 In early life he attended his father in a duel about a heritage. b. spec. Scots Law. Land and similar property which devolves by law upon the heir and not on executors or administrators; heritable estate, realty.As distinguished from conquest: land inherited and not purchased. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > heritable property hereditament1461 inheritament1463 inheritance1473 inhereditance1483 inhereditament1491 heritage?1507 family fortune1750 heritable1801 ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 50 Mi euidentis of heritagis [a1586 herytage]. c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 224 All conquest sould ascend anes, and thairefter may na mair ascend; bot sould descend as heritage. 1845 W. Burge in Encycl. Metrop. 848/1 Where a middle brother or sister (or their issue) dies, leaving younger or elder brothers or uncles. The younger brother (or uncle) and his issue take the heritages; the elder and his issue, the conquest. 1874 Act 37 & 38 Vict. c. 94 §37 The distinction between fees of conquest and fees of heritage is hereby abolished. c. transferred and figurative. The ‘portion’ allotted to or reserved for any one; e.g. that of the righteous or the wicked in the world to come. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [noun] > destiny or fate > allotted to a person as reward or punishment heritage?c1225 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 223 To..brucken buten ende þe eritage of heouene. c1230 Hali Meid. 25 Þu schuldest þin herte heouen þiderward as tin heritage is. a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxiv. 14 It sall haf hale heritage in blisse. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 364 Which hath his heritage in helle. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xlvii. iv God our Heritage shall prove, Give us all a Lot of Love. a1842 A. Cunningham Wet Sheet & Flowing Sea (song) The hollow oak our palace is, Our heritage the sea. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > fact of inheriting heritagea1300 patrimony1484 adeption1548 inheriting1622 a1300 Cursor Mundi 609 [God] gaf it him als in heritage. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 14203 He left hit til Iweyn in herytage. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) Pref. 2 Þis es þe land þat es hight til vs in heritage. c1480 (a1400) St. Clement 640 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 391 Þat Ihesu cristis patronag succed suld be harytage. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 242 b/2 These ben the thynges that I leue to yow to possede by ryghtfull herytage. 1556 tr. J. de Flores Histoire de Aurelio & Isabelle sig. L5 This goode that they haue lefte me be heritagie. 3. a. Anything given or received to be a proper and legally held possession. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal possession > [noun] > that which is a legal possession heritagec1380 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 348 If..þi kynge..worschipid þee myche & hiȝt þee greet eritage to be at hijs retenu & serue hym treuly. 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms cxxvi[i.] 3 Lo! the eritage of the Lord the sones. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxxvi. 3 Loe, children are an heritage of the Lord. View more context for this quotation b. The people chosen by God as his peculiar possession; the ancient Israelites; the Church of God. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > salvation, redemption > [noun] > person > collective sheepc825 chosenc1200 heritagea1340 markedc1350 Israel1382 peculiar peoplea1513 forechosen1577 peculiar1610 election1611 predestinated1626 peculiar racea1657 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xxvii. 12 Make safe þi folke lord & blesse þin heritage. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Micah vii. 18 What god liche of thee, that..berist ouer the synne of the relikis of thin eritage? 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Mattyns f.iiv O Lorde..blesse thyne heritage. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Pet. v. 3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage . View more context for this quotation 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 7 That people were more peculiarly called the lines and heritage of the Lord. 1881 Bible: Eph. i. 11 In whom also we were made a heritage. 4. That which comes from the circumstances of birth; an inherited lot or portion; the condition or state transmitted from ancestors. ΚΠ 1621 J. Fletcher et al. Trag. of Thierry & Theodoret v. i. sig. I3 The peoples charity was your heritage, and I would see which of you deserues his birth-right. 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 46 The only glory of obeying her as their mother was the fairest lot in their heritage. 1814 Ld. Byron Lara i. ii. 14 Lord of himself;—that heritage of woe. a1872 F. D. Maurice Friendship Bks. (1874) i. 22 To earn bread by the sweat of the brow is the common heritage of the sons of Adam. ΚΠ 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 74 They graunten him a lusty mede..To him and to his heritage. Draft additions 1993 6. attributive and in other combinations. a. attributive. Characterized by or pertaining to the preservation or exploitation of local and national features of historical, cultural, or scenic interest, esp. as tourist attractions. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [adjective] > relating to specific social or cultural aspects superorganic1867 psychocultural1926 horizontal1931 under-developed1944 heritage1970 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserved in being or use > preservation of historical or cultural features heritage1970 1970 Nature 14 Nov. 691/2 The idea of the ‘heritage highway’, a route which links places in the life of national figures..seems to me to be a sort of motorized nature trail. 1979 Observer 4 Feb. 4/7 The 10% buyer's premium..was finally accepted as part of the purchase price, but is now being questioned again by museums, private clients and heritage groups. 1986 Financial Times 27 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xvi/5 Cadw has struck a blow for the entire heritage industry. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 24 Feb. 53/1 Maryborough, Queensland's Heritage City, is going through an identity crisis. 1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 417 (caption) A Hainault–Woodford train of 1960 Tube-stock motor cars..leaves Hainault, while..the similar but red-painted ‘heritage’ train waits for its next duty. b. Compounds. heritage centre n. a museum focusing on the cultural heritage of the surrounding area. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > an exhibition > [noun] > museum > type of antiquarium1651 war museum1917 folk-museum1936 museumobile1948 Exploratorium1968 ecomuseum1976 heritage centre1976 exploratory1982 1976 Church Times 3 Sept. 4/3 Some old churches are now in use as heritage centres and others as folk museums. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 7 Dec. 36/4 The main aim of Port Sunlight's Heritage Centre..is to show how the prototype factory village has stoutly survived two world wars,..recession and Dutch elm disease. heritage coast n. in the U.K., a section of coastline designated by the Countryside Commission as aesthetically or culturally important and therefore accorded some legal protection from commercial development. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [adjective] > protected heritage coast1970 the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [noun] > coast line > protected heritage coast1970 1970 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 4 Designating managed ‘Heritage coast’ areas to safeguard scenery from undesirable development. 1989 Holiday Which? Sept. 176/1 (caption) Cogden Beach on the Dorset coast is part of Chesil beach (itself a Heritage Coast). heritage trail n. a route linking features of historical interest, esp. one planned as a tourist attraction. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > for recreational walking tourist track1912 nature trail1926 trailway1939 heritage trail1976 1976 U.S. News & World Rep. 23 Feb. 63/3 In Boston, the Black Heritage Trail takes visitors to an important landmark—the monument to black patriot Crispus Attucks and other martyrs of the Boston Massacre. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 July 15/3 Those who prefer to walk at their own pace..might want to try the Heritage Trail, which winds for three miles around the historic sites of lower Manhattan. 1988 Bookcase No. 17. 7/3 Travel is no longer an adventure... It has become a ‘heritage trail’ along a carefully signposted route. Draft additions January 2005 heritage tourism n. originally North American tourism to places of historical or cultural interest. ΚΠ 1983 Washington Post 17 Apr. e7/1 They were initiated last year by Richmond-on-the-James, ‘a nonprofit civic organization devoted to heritage tourism’. 2001 Trav. Afr. Autumn 111/2 It is blessed with pristine ocean beaches and calm lagoons, so community fathers are not putting their faith in eco- and heritage tourism for an economic revival. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † heritagev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To inherit. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > cause to descend by succession [verb (transitive)] > cause to descend by inheritance > inherit to come to ——eOE eritage1382 heritage1382 inherita1400 herita1533 to fall heir1701 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms xxxvi[i]. 11 The debonere forsothe shuln eritagen the erthe. 1382 J. Wyclif Ecclus. iv. 14 Who holden it, shuln eritagen [1388 enherite] lif. 2. To give for an inheritance. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > cause to descend by succession [verb (transitive)] > cause to descend by inheritance > give as inheritance heritagea1382 eritage1382 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xvii. 9 The lawe of lif he eritagede them [a1425 L.V. He enheritide hem with the lawe of lijf]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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