What does inheritor mean?
Definitions for inheritor
ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tərin·her·i·tor
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word inheritor.
Princeton's WordNet
heir, inheritor, heritornoun
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Wiktionary
inheritornoun
Someone who inherits something; an heir.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Inheritornoun
one who inherits; an heir
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inheritor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inheritor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of inheritor in a Sentence
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.
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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