Frequently, the renal arteries provide two to five slender branches to the suprarenal gland, whereas the inferior suprarenal arteries coming from the aorta or the renal arteries often supply one to four branches (capsular branches) to the superior pole of the kidney and its fat body.
Legal Definition of inheritance. 1  1 : the act of inheriting: as a : the acquisition of real or personal property under the laws of intestacy or sometimes by will b : the succession upon the death of an owner either by will or by operation of law to all the estate, rights, and liabilities of the decedent.
(July 2006) A will or testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, expresses his or her wishes as to how his or her property is to be distributed at death, and names one or more persons, the executor, to manage the estate until its final distribution. For the devolution of property not disposed of by will, see inheritance and intestacy.