Defenition of the word heir
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Defenition of the word heir
- A person who acquires or has the right to acquire goods, rights or obligations from another person after her death.
- a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
- a person who inherits some title or office
Synonyms for the word heir
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- beneficiary
- heritor
- inheritor
- legatee
- recipient
- successor
Similar words in the heir
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- heir
- heir's
- heiress
- heiress's
- heiresses
- heirloom
- heirloom's
- heirlooms
- heirs
Hyponyms for the word heir
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- heir apparent
- heir presumptive
- heir-at-law
- heiress
- inheritress
- inheritrix
Hypernyms for the word heir
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- issue
- offspring
- progeny
- receiver
- recipient
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