About The Word Heir
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What's The Definition Of Heir?
[n] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
[n] a person who inherits some title or office Synonyms | Synonyms for Heir: heritor | inheritor | successor Related Terms | Find terms related to Heir: aftermath | apparent heir | backup man | beneficiary | beneficiary heir | breed | brood | children | conclusion | consequence | coparcener | descendant | descendants | descent | dynasty | effect | family | fideicommissary heir | fiduciary heir | fruit | grandchildren | great-grandchildren | heir apparent | heir expectant | heir general | heir in tail | heir of entail | heir of inventory | heir of line | heir portioner | heir presumptive | heir whatsoever | heiress | heirs | heritor | hostages to fortune | inheritor | inheritors | inheritress | inheritrix | issue | joint heir | kids | legatee | line | lineage | little ones | new generation | next in line | offspring | orphan | posterity | presumptive heir | progeny | relict | remainderman | replacement | reversioner | rising generation | seed | sequel | sons | succession | successor | survivor | treasures | widow | widower | younglings | youngsters See Also | heir apparent | heir presumptive | heir-at-law | heiress | inheritress | inheritrix | issue | offspring | progeny | receiver | recipient Heir In Webster's Dictionary \Heir\, n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L.
heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary}, {Heritage}.]
1. 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.
I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
{Heir apparent}. (Law.) See under {Apparent}.
{Heir at law}, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
{Heir presumptive}, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
\Heir\, v. t. To inherit; to succeed to. [R.] One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden. |
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