Class
Class noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.
Inheritance and class are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inheritance" instead a noun "Class".
Inheritance
Inheritance noun - Something that is or may be inherited.
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Class and inheritance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Class" instead a noun "Inheritance".
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Via some complex rules of inheritance and gender-exclusivity, a daughter fathered by Gaius can get that class .
Source: Webcomic / Awkward Zombie -
Emmanuel is not a wealthy man, upper-middle class at best, and nor was his uncle who left the inheritance he buys Malevil with.
Source: Big Fancy House - When poor or even middle-class people, after winning the lottery, gaining an inheritance or otherwise coming into a large sum of money, lose it all and are completely broke in a few years or even months.
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