heir | | |
n. (person) | 1. heir, heritor, inheritor | a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another. |
| ~ recipient, receiver | a person who receives something. |
| ~ heir apparent | an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor. |
| ~ heir-at-law | the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate. |
| ~ heiress, inheritress, inheritrix | a female heir. |
| ~ heir presumptive | a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative. |
n. (person) | 2. heir, successor | a person who inherits some title or office. |
| ~ offspring, progeny, issue | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
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