inherited

(verb) obtain from someone after their death. Synonyms: inherit. Example: "I inherited a castle from my french grandparents."

(verb) receive from a predecessor. Synonyms: inherit. Example: "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair."

(verb) receive by genetic transmission. Synonyms: inherit. Example: "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother."

(adj) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. Synonyms: familial, genetic, hereditary, transmitted, transmissible. Examples: "An inherited disease." "Familial traits." "Genetically transmitted features."