HeirWordNet Explorer
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noun
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
noun
a person who receives something
noun
an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
noun
the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate
noun
a female heir
noun
a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative
noun
a person who inherits some title or office
Words in this synset: successor
noun
the immediate descendants of a person