Erbteil {n} [jur.] - share in the inheritance/estate; portion of the inheritance/estate
Erbteile {pl} - shares in the inheritance/estate; portions of the estate gesetzlicher Erbteil - statutory portion of the deceased's [Br.]/decendent's [Am.] estate; intestate share; share under an intestacy; distributive share [Am.] einen gesetzlichen Erbteil geltend machen - to claim one's intestate share Vorausempfänge auf den Erbteil anrechnen - to give credit for the portion already received; to bring into hotchpot sums alrady advanced [Br.]; to deduct advancements from one's share in the estate