| 释义 |
heir /ār/ noun- (in law) a person who actually succeeds to property, title, etc on the death of its previous holder
- (popularly) a person entitled to succeed when the present possessor dies
- A child, esp a first-born son
- A successor to a position, eg of leadership
- Inheritor of qualities, or of social conditions, or the past generally
transitive verb (dialect)To inherit ORIGIN: OFr heir, from L hērēs (vulgar accusative hērem) an heir heirˈdom noun heirˈess noun - A female heir
- A woman who has succeeded or is likely to succeed to a considerable fortune
heirˈless adjective Without an heir heirˈship noun heir apparent noun - An heir whose right to succeed to an estate is conditional only on outliving the present possessor, no matter who may subsequently be born
- A person expected to succeed the leader of a party, etc
heirˈ-at-lawˈ noun An heir by legal right heirˈ-by-cusˈtom noun A person whose right as heir is determined by customary modes of descent, such as gavelkind, etc heirˈloom noun - Any piece of furniture or personal property that descends to the heir-at-law by special custom
- Any object that is passed down through a family from generation to generation
heirˈ-porˈtioner noun (Scots law) A joint heiress or her representative heir presumptive noun A person who will be heir if no nearer relative should be born (also figurative) fall heir to To inherit (also figurative) |