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heir

/ heir /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Type of:
recipient receiver
Kinds of:
heir apparent heir-at-law heiress inheritress inheritrix
Derived:
inherit come into
noun Sense 2
a person who inherits some title or office
Type of:
offspring progeny issue
Derived:
succeed come after follow
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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recipient receiver heir apparent heir-at-law heiress inheritress inheritrix offspring progeny issue