Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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heir | (noun) a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another | Synonyms: heritor, inheritor |
(noun) a person who inherits some title or office | Synonyms: successor | |
heiress | (noun) a female heir | Synonyms: inheritress, inheritrix |
heirloom | (noun) something that has been in a family for generations | - |
(noun) (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance | - |