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1. (n.) heir
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
2. heir
(in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a decedent, as by relationship or legal process.
3. heir
(in civil law) a person who succeeds to the place of a deceased person and assumes the rights and obligations of the deceased.
4. heir
a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, or position of another.
5. heir
a person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent, etc., of a predecessor.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME (h)eir < OF < L hērēdem, acc. of hērēs; akin to Gk chêros bereaved)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) heir, inheritor, heritor
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
2. (noun) successor, heir
a person who inherits some title or office
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1. (noun) heir
the person who receives the money and property of sb who dies
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) heir
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. (noun) heir
one who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues
3. (verb) heir
to inherit; to succeed to
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Sense: a person who by law receives wealth, property etc when the owner dies
A person's eldest son is usually his heir; A king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
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 Afrikaans: erfgenaam |
 Arabic: وَريث |
 Bulgarian: наследник |
 Brazilian: herdeiro |
 Czech: dědic, -čka |
 German: der Erbe |
 Danish: arving |
 Greek: κληρονόμος |
 Spanish: heredero; heredera |
 Estonian: pärija |
 Farsi: وارث |
 Finnish: perillinen |
 French: héritier/-ière |
 Hebrew: יוֹרֵש |
 Hindi: उत्तराधिकारी |
 Croatian: baštinik (ica) |
 Hungarian: örökös |
 Indonesian: warisan |
 Icelandic: erfingi |
 Italian: erede; ereditiera |
 Japanese: 相続人 |
 Korean: 상속인 |
 Lithuanian: įpėdinis |
 Latvian: mantinieks |
 Malay: pewaris |
 Dutch: erfgenaam |
 Norwegian: arving |
 Polish: spadkobierca |
 Persian: وارث |
 Pashto: ميراث خور ، وارث ، ميراث |
 Portuguese: herdeiro |
 Romanian: moştenitor |
 Russian: наследник |
 Slovak: dedič, -ka |
 Slovenian: dedič |
 Serbian: naslednik |
 Swedish: arvinge, arvtagare |
 Thai: ทายาท |
 Turkish: mirasçı |
 Taiwanese: 繼承人 |
 Ukrainian: спадкоємець; наступник |
 Urdu: وارس، جانشین |
 Vietnamese: người thừa kế |
 Chinese: 继承人 |
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