heir (redirected from Heirs)

heir  (âr)

n.

1. A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.

2. A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.

3. One who receives or is expected to receive a heritage, as of ideas, from a predecessor.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin hrs; see gh- in Indo-European roots.]

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heir

Noun

the person legally succeeding to the property of a deceased person [Latin heres]

heiress fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heir - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another heritor, inheritor recipient, receiver - a person who receives something heir apparent - an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor heir-at-law - the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate heiress, inheritress, inheritrix - a female heir heir presumptive - a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative
	2.	heir - a person who inherits some title or office successor offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

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heir

noun successor, beneficiary, inheritor, heiress (fem.) scion, next in line, inheritress or inheritrix (fem.)

Translations

heir [ɛəʳ] n → heredero

heir [ɛəʳ] n → héritier m

heir [ɛəʳ] n → Erbe m;

the heir to the throne → der Thronfolger

heir [ɛəʳ] n → erede m

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heir

n heir [eə]

a person who by law receives wealth, property etc when the owner dies A person's eldest son is usually his heir; A king's eldest son is the heir to the throne. erfgenaam وَريث наследник dědic, -čka arving der Erbe κληρονόμος heredero; heredera pärija وارث perillinen héritier/-ière יוֹרֵש उत्तराधिकारी baštinik (ica) örökös warisan erfingi erede; ereditiera 相続人 상속인, 계승자 įpėdinis mantinieks pewaris erfgenaam arving spadkobierca herdeiro moştenitor наследник dedič, -ka dedič naslednik arvinge, arvtagare ทายาท mirasçı 繼承人 спадкоємець; наступник وارس، جانشین người thừa kế 继承人

n ˈheirloom [-luːm]

something valuable that has been handed down in a family from generation to generation This brooch is a family heirloom. erfstuk, familiestuk شَيء متوارَث عن الأجْداد наследство rodinný klenot arvestykke das Erbstück κειμήλιο reliquia; herencia perekondlik reliikvia تركه perintökalu héritage יְרוּשָׁה पैतृक सम्पत्ति nasljede családi ékszer warisan erfðagripur cimelio di famiglia 先祖伝来の物 가보 šeimos relikvija (mantojams) dzimtas īpašums pusaka turun-temurun erfstuk arvegods, familieklenodium pamiątka rodzinna herança moştenire (de familie) фамильная реликвия dedičstvo dedna družinska lastnina nasleđena stvar släktklenod, arvegods มรดกตกทอด aile yadigârı, değerli miras 傳家寶 родова цінність ورثے میں ملی ہوئی ملکیت đồ gia truyền 传家宝