To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
To come into an inheritance.
To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
To derive a new class from (a superclass).
To put in possession of.