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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024heir /ɛr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who inherits or has a right to inherit from another person who dies:sole heir to the millionaire's fortune; an heir to the throne.
- a person or group considered as inheriting the qualities or endowments of those who went before:He was the heir to the great tradition of epic poets.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024heir (âr),USA pronunciation n. - a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Law
- (in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a deceased person, as by descent, relationship, will, or legal process.
- [Civil Law.]a person who legally succeeds to the place of a deceased person and assumes the rights and obligations of the deceased, as the liabilities for debts or the possessory rights to property.
- a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, position, etc., of another.
- a person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent, etc., of a predecessor.
v.t. - Dialect Terms[Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]to inherit;
succeed to.
- Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs); akin to Greek chêros bereaved
- Old French
- Middle English eir, heir 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: heir /ɛə/ n - 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
- any person or thing that carries on some tradition, circumstance, etc, from a forerunner
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin hērēs; related to Greek khēros bereaved |