Devolve
Devolve verb - Be inherited by.
Usage example: The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
Nearby Words: devolution, devolving
Return
Return verb - Be inherited by.
Usage example: The land returned to the family
Common collocations
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