Thesaurus: heir

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1. 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.
2. n. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
3. v. t. To inherit; to succeed to.
4. n. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
5. n. a person who inherits some title or office
6. 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 the death of the latter. I am my father's heir and only son. Shak. 2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues. And I his heir in misery alone. Pope. Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent. -- Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a right to inherit all his intestate estate. Wharton (Law Dict.). -- Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative, or by some other contingency. To inherit; to succeed to. [R.] One only daughter heired the royal state. Dryden.
7. To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]One only daughter heired the royal state. Dryden.
8. n:100 n. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another