heritor

her·i·tor  (hr-tr)

n.

An inheritor.

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[Alteration of Middle English heriter, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin hrditrius; see hereditary.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

heritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another heir, 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