Also means
legacy
Usage Note
Erbschaft is both the act of inheriting and the sum or estate inherited. It is used in legal contexts (Erbschaft antreten, to take up an inheritance) and figuratively for a cultural or historical legacy.
Examples
"Nach dem Tod der Mutter war die Erbschaft unter den Geschwistern Streitthema."
Natural Translation
After the mother's death, the inheritance was a source of dispute among the siblings.
Literal Translation
After the death of the mother was the inheritance among the siblings a dispute-topic.
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