Look up: Heir

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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 i...
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4. Heir
   Heir transitive verb To inherit; to succeed to. [ R.] « One only daughter heired the royal state.» Dryden.
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5. 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 ...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. heir
   one who inherits from a parent
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9. 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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10. 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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11. Heir
    A person entitled under state laws of intestacy to property of a decedent who did not have a will. At common law, this term was restricted to lawfully born children who could inherit land from an ancestor; under statutes, it includes all those who have the right to inherit from a deceased person if there is no will specifying how it's divided.
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12. Heir
    (n) A Heir is the person eligible by the law of land or customary practice prevailing in the land to acquire or receive the property of a deceased person on his death. Eg , spouse, kith and kin, adopted child etc.
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13. Heir
    A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a Will to inherit the estate of another
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14. Heir
    A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a Will to inherit the estate of another
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