Inheritance
An inheritance or bequest was a sum of money or property that passed to an individual upon the death of another. This property was sometimes considered an heirloom, and those set to receive such property were known as an heir or heiress.

The novel Hotel Royale had a subplot about a woman who was conspiring with an  to murder her husband while wasting her inheritance. ()

In the distant past, the Sky Spirits decided to give the Inheritors a genetic bonding to enable them to take care of Earth better. ()

In 2374, Odo described a cargo load of Livanian beets as Quark's inheritance from a believed-to-be-dead Morn. Later, Nahsk and Krit hoped to collect on the "deceased"'s outstanding debts. ()

In 2376, while riding in a horseless carriage with Seamus in the Fair Haven holoprogram, Tom Paris attributed his ability to afford the vehicle to an inheritance from his grandfather on his mother's side, who was an aristocrat. ()

Hereditary titles 
Some positions could also be inherited. 

In 2267, Leonard James Akaar inherited Akaar's position as Teer of the Ten Tribes of Capella IV. ()

In 2373, the Regent of Palamar bemoaned Nassuc's betrayal, saying that eventually she would have inherited his empire. () 

Also that year, Demmas inherited the position of Autarch of  from his deceased father. ()

See also 

 heirloom

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