Look up: Heir

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   heir
   [n] - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
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   heir
   someone who will receive money, property and/or titles (e.g. duke, baron) when someone else dies, often a relative
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   Heir
   Heir noun [ Middle English heir , eir , hair , Old French heir , eir , French hoir , Latin heres ; of uncertain origin. Confer 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 ...
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   Heir
   Heir transitive verb To inherit; to succeed to. [ R.] « One only daughter heired the royal state.» Dryden.
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   Heir
   • (n.) One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one`s reputation or virtues. • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To inhe...
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   heir
   one who succeeds to the property of a person dying without a will or who is legally entitled to succeed by right of descent or relationship. In most ... [2 related articles]
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   heir
   heir (AIR; not HAIR) 1. One who is legally entitled to inherit and to own an estate after the previous owner’s death; beneficiary, inheritor, heir apparent: 'The millionaire’s only heir was his son.' 2. A person who inherits some title or office; a successor: 'The CEO’s daughter became the new CEO in her father’s company. 3. A person wh...
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   heir
   one who inherits from a parent
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   Heir
   A person who, by law, inherits property from a deceased relative who didn't leave any type of will or trust which distributes his or her property after death. The term is more 'loosely' used to refer to a person who receives property from a decedent through any means.
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    heir
    heir, person designated by law to succeed to the ownership of property of another if that owner does not make a contrary disposition of it by will. A person who takes property left to him by will is not an heir but a legatee. The property that the heir receives is his inheritance. Originally the com...
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