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Definition of Heritor

1. Noun. A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.

Definition of Heritor

1. n. A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

Definition of Heritor

1. Noun. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress ¹

2. Noun. (Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heritor

1. one that inherits [n -S] - See also: inherits

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heritor

Literary usage of Heritor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scots Digest of Scots Appeals in the House of Lords from 1707 and of the by Robert Candlish Henderson, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1908)
"Held in a reduction of these localities, and repetition by this heritor against another ... Au heritor brought an action against the Crown for repetition of ..."

2. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"... the half whereof to he applied to the heritor, and the other half for the mending and repairing of bridges and highways within the ..."

3. Scottish Law Journal and Sheriff Court Record by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1859)
"case of Lord Blantyre, the right of the lower heritor cannot be referred to a ... But if he have no power to prevent the superior heritor collecting and ..."

4. A Plea for the Queen's English: Stray Notes on Speaking and Spelling by Henry Alford (1881)
"A Scottish correspondent, speaking of ^'heritor"— some usages prevalent in the north, says :— "'heritor? proprietor of landed property, is most commonly ..."

5. Scottish Law Magazine and Sheriff Court Reporter by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1859)
"case of Lord Blantyre, the right of the lower heritor cannot be referred to a ... But if he have no power to prevent the superior heritor collecting and ..."

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