inheritor

in·her·it  (n-hrt)

v. in·her·it·ed, in·her·it·ing, in·her·its

v.tr.

1.

a. To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.

b. To receive by bequest or as a legacy.

2. To receive or take over from a predecessor: The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

3. Biology To receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission.

4. To gain (something) as one's right or portion.

v.intr.

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.

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[Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, to make heir to, from Late Latin inhrditre, to inherit : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Late Latin hrditre, to inherit (from Latin hrs, hrd-, heir; see gh- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·heri·tor n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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inheritor

noun heir, successor, recipient, beneficiary, legatee Two thirds of inheritors promptly sold the houses they were left.

Translations

inheritor [ɪnˈherɪtəʳ] N → heredero/a m/f

inheritor [ɪnˈhɛrɪtə^r] n

[tradition] → héritier/ière m/f
the proud inheritors of the Prussian military tradition → les fiers héritiers de la tradition militaire prussienne

[money, property] → héritier/ière m/f

inheritor [ɪnˈhɛrɪtəʳ] n → erede m/f

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inheritor [ɪnˈhɛrɪtəʳ] n → erede m/f