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Heirs - English meaning

eər

Heirs – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

Usage examples:

His eldest son and heir

Synonims:

SuccessorHeiressNext in lineInheritorHeir apparentHeir presumptiveHeir-at-lawDescendantBeneficiaryLegateeScionDeviseeGranteeParcenerCoparcenerHeritor
noun

A person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies

Usage examples:

Heir to the guest of honour was the romanov heir to the throne of all russia., son and heir despite…
noun

Someone who now has responsibility for dealing with a problem or situation that existed or was created earlier

Usage examples:

Heir to the french finance minister is heir to a tradition of central control that goes back to lou…
noun

Someone who continues to do the work of someone important who has died, or someone who has the same position as the previous person who held that position

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Erfgenamen, Erven

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Héritiers

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Herederos

Word origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres .

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Heirs – similar words

heir

eər

noun

A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

Usage examples:

His eldest son and heir
noun

A person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies

Usage examples:

Heir to the guest of honour was the romanov heir to the throne of all russia., son and heir despite…
noun

Someone who now has responsibility for dealing with a problem or situation that existed or was created earlier

Usage examples:

Heir to the french finance minister is heir to a tradition of central control that goes back to lou…
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Heirs synonims

beneficiary

ˌben.əˈfɪʃ.ər.i

noun

A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

Usage examples:

Australia would be the beneficiary of a policy it did not have to underwrite.
noun

A person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else

Usage examples:

Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
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descendant

dɪˈsen.dənt

noun

A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Usage examples:

She's a descendant of charles darwin
noun

A person related to someone from an earlier generation (= all the people of about the same age within a particular family)

Usage examples:

The pennsylvania dutch are descendants of early german immigrants.
noun

A person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild

Usage examples:

He has no descendants., descendant of they claim to be descendants of a french duke., we owe it to …
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grantee

ɡrɑːn'tiː

noun

A person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.

Usage examples:

The grantee sued the grantor upon his covenant to maintain the road.
noun

A person or organization that receives a grant

Usage examples:

Any unused funds should be returned by the grantee at the end of the project.
noun

A person or organization that legally owns land or property

Usage examples:

After the transfer of his estate, his former tenant became the legal grantee.
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heiress

ˈeə.res

noun

A woman who is legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

Usage examples:

An oil heiress
noun

A woman or girl who will receive or already has received a lot of money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that person dies

Usage examples:

The heiress to the throne, a texan oil heiress
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inheritor

ɪnˈher.ɪ.tər

noun

A person who inherits something; an heir.

Usage examples:

We are the inheritors of these cultural traditions
noun

A person who receives money, property, or assets from someone who has died

Usage examples:

A survey of property inheritors confirmed that two-thirds of them promptly sold the houses they wer…
noun

A person who has been given something by someone who is dead

Usage examples:

Inheritor of figurative we are the inheritors of greek and roman culture.
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legatee

noun

A person who receives a legacy.

Usage examples:

His sister alice was his principal legatee
noun

Someone who receives money or property from a person who has died

Usage examples:

She then transferred the freehold to her intended legatees.
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parcener

noun

A person who shares with others in the inheritance of an undivided estate or in the rights to it.

Usage examples:

So long as the lands continue to descend, they remain parceners.
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scion

noun

A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.

Usage examples:

Rose wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting scions onto imported …
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successor

noun

A person or thing that succeeds another.

Usage examples:

Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the german romantic school
noun

Someone or something that follows and takes the job, place, or position that was held by another

Usage examples:

The company will announce the appointment of a successor to its retiring chairman at the next board…
noun

Someone or something that comes after another person or thing

Usage examples:

Successor to sb/sth she has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive., network rail…
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