heir

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 [ɛə]

n

1. (Law) Civil law the person legally succeeding to all property of a deceased person, irrespective of whether such person died testate or intestate, and upon whom devolves as well as the rights the duties and liabilities attached to the estate

2. any person or thing that carries on some tradition, circumstance, etc., from a forerunner

3. an archaic word for offspring

[from Old French, from Latin hērēs; related to Greek khēros bereaved]

heirless  adj

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.) the heir to the throne

Translations

heir [ɛəʳ] N → heredero/a m/f
heir apparent → heredero/a m/f forzoso/a
heir at law (Jur) → heredero/a m/f forzoso/a
heir to the throne → heredero/a m/f al trono
to be heir to (fig) → ser heredero/a a

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heir [ˈɛə^r] n → héritier/ière m/f
to be the heir to sth → être l'héritier/ière de qch
the heir to the throne → l'héritier/ière du trône, l'héritier/ière de la couronne
heir apparent n
the heir apparent → l'héritier/ière m/f présomptif/ive

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heir

n → Erbe m, → Erbin f (→ to +gen); heir to the throne → Thronfolger(in) m(f)

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heir [ɛəʳ] n → erede m/f

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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 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 heirloom [-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 sukukalleus héritage יְרוּשָׁה पैतृक सम्पत्ति nasljede családi ékszer warisan erfðagripur cimelio di famiglia 先祖伝来の物 세습 재산 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

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heir → وريث dědic arving Erbe κληρονόμος heredero perillinen héritier nasljednik erede 相続人 상속인 erfgenaam arving spadkobierca herdeiro наследник arvinge ทายาท varis người thừa kế nam 继承人