The meaning of Inheritors

noun

A person who shares equally with others in the inheritance of an undivided estate or in the rights to it (in the uk now as equitable interests).

Usage examples:

All the coparceners have unity of possession and community of interest in the joint family property.

noun

A person to whom something, especially real estate, is left by the terms of a will.

Usage examples:

The nephew was to be devisee of the uncle's property

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

Usage examples:

His eldest son and heir

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

noun

A person who inherits.

Usage examples:

That being the case, i'm not convinced that either your preference not to have a little genetic her…

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.

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.

noun

The part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.

Usage examples:

Working independently, gray and bell both developed systems based on electromagnetic receivers with…

noun

A person or thing that receives or is awarded something.

Usage examples:

The recipient of the nobel peace prize

adjective

Receiving or capable of receiving something.

Usage examples:

A recipient country

noun

A person who receives something

Usage examples:

Lund was the first female recipient of an artificial heart.

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…