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heir

inheritor

Related forms: heir · 3 words in this dictionary

Related words

Shared components, not spelling prefixes

a person who has the legal right to receive somebody's property, money, or title when that person dies

Shared component: heir · inheritor

the legal right or status of being an heir; inheritance.

heir+ship

Shared component: heir · inheritor

A person who is legally certain to receive a title, property, or position when the current holder dies or retires.

heir+apparent

Shared component: heir · inheritor