succeed ((to a title));inherit ((a thing from a person))
- 彼の未亡人が田畑を相続した
- His widow inherited the farm.
- 彼女は莫大な資産を相続した
- She came into a large fortune./She got a large fortune by inheritance.
- 長男が父の爵位を相続した
- The oldest son succeeded to his father's title.
- 彼女は叔父の跡目を相続して取締役に就任した
- She succeeded her uncle as a director of the company.