heir
101heir apparent — A person who stands in such relationship to another that he is sure to inherit the estate of the latter if he outlives the latter and the latter dies intestate. See heir presumptive …
102heir beneficiary — An heir who has accepted his inheritance under an inventory regularly made …
103heir collateral — See collateral descent; collateral heir …
104heir conventional — A person who succeeds to an estate under a contract or agreement, usually between him and the decedent. See heir of provision …
105heir expectant — See heir apparent …
106heir general — An heir who inherits an estate by the ordinary rules of descent …
107heir of conquest — An heir who succeeded to property which his ancestor acquired by conquest …
108heir of line — An heir who succeeded to an estate as a lineal descendant of his ancestor …
109heir of provision — A person who succeeded to property of a decedent under the provision of some instrument. See heir conventional …
110heir of tailzie — Same as heir special …