1) Anointed successor 2) Any British prince 3) Apparent or presumptive one 4) Apparent relative 5) Apparent survivor 6) Beneficiary 7) Beneficiary of a sort 8) Beneficiary of a will 9) Bequest receiver 10) Bequest recipient 11) Birthright possessor 12) Charles, to Elizabeth 13) Child of fortune 14) Codicil name
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1) Heiress 2) Heritor 3) Inheritor 4) Inheritress 5) Inheritrix 6) Legatee 7) Monarchtobe 8) Receiver 9) Scion 10) Son 11) Successor
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• (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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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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someone who will receive money, property and/or titles (e.g. duke, baron) when someone else dies, often a relative
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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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(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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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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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 pr...
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Heir transitive verb To inherit; to succeed to. [ R.] « One only daughter
heired the royal state.»
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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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Someone who has a right, under state law, to inherit adeceased person's property (which means the closest family members). The term is often used in a broader sense, to include anyone who receives property from the estate of a deceased person.
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[
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 (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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