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Definitions for inheritor
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tərin·her·i·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. heir, inheritor, heritornoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. inheritornoun

    Someone who inherits something; an heir.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inheritornoun

    An heir; one who receives any thing by succession.

    Etymology: from inherit.

    You, like a letcher, out of whorish loins,
    Are pleas'd to breed out your inheritors. William Shakespeare.

    The sole inheritor
    Of all perfections that a man may owe. William Shakespeare.

    The very conveyances of his lands will hardly lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself have no more? William Shakespeare.

    Marriage without consent of parents they do not make void, but they mulct it in the inheritors; for the children of such marriages are not admitted to inherit above a third part of their parents inheritance. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

ChatGPT

  1. inheritor

    An inheritor is a person who receives money, property, or a title from another person, especially a relative, after they have died. This can also refer to someone who takes or receives particular qualities, characteristics, or responsibilities from their predecessors.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inheritornoun

    one who inherits; an heir

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inheritor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inheritor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of inheritor in a Sentence

  1. Prerna Jagadeesh:

    I think Sonia is really the inheritor to the Ed Markey coalition because she and Ed Markey both share that willingness to buck leadership in support of progressive ideals.

  2. Olga Khokhlova:

    I love the adrenaline of the stage. The Moulin is a magical place where I live out my passion, when I'm on stage, I know that I am the inheritor of famous dancers who for 130 years have made the Moulin Rouge.

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