1.NounAn inheritance; property that may be inherited.
2.NounA tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
3.NounA birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
4.NounHaving a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
"a heritage speaker; a heritage language; The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students."