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Definition of Heir
1. Noun. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
Exact synonyms: Heritor, Inheritor
Generic synonyms: Receiver, Recipient
Specialized synonyms: Heir Apparent, Heir-at-law, Heiress, Inheritress, Inheritrix, Heir Presumptive
Derivative terms: Inherit
Generic synonyms: Receiver, Recipient
Specialized synonyms: Heir Apparent, Heir-at-law, Heiress, Inheritress, Inheritrix, Heir Presumptive
Derivative terms: Inherit
2. Noun. A person who inherits some title or office.
Definition of Heir
1. n. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.
2. v. t. To inherit; to succeed to.
Definition of Heir
1. to inherit [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: inherit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heir
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Georgian