heir
21heir */*/ — UK [eə(r)] / US [er] noun [countable] Word forms heir : singular heir plural heirs 1) someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies heir to: Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune. heir to the throne (= the next …
22heir — [[t]e͟ə(r)[/t]] heirs N COUNT: oft with poss, oft N to n An heir is someone who has the right to inherit a person s money, property, or title when that person dies. His heir, Lord Doune, cuts a bit of a dash in the city. ...the heir to the throne …
23heir — noun (C) 1 the person who has the legal right to receive the property or title of another person when they die (+ to): John was the sole heir to a vast estate. | the heir to the throne (=the person who will become king or queen) 2 the person who… …
24heir — n 1. inheritor, heritor, heir apparent, heir at law, heiress, heritress, inheritrix; coheir, coheiress, joint heir, Law. parcener; successor, Inf. next in line, follower; beneficiary, recipient, receiver, devisee, legatee, Law. reversioner; Both… …
25heir — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French eir, heir, from Latin hered , heres; akin to Greek chēros bereaved Date: 13th century 1. one who inherits or is entitled to inherit property 2. one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a… …
26heir n — 1) Having children. What an heir raising experience that is! 2) To heir is human. hair line n …
27heir — Ho oilina, ho īlina. ♦ Heir to the throne, ho oilina mō ī. ♦ Heir by word of mouth, kaulana ōlelo …
28heir — noun /eə(r)/ a) Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. b) One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. See Also: legatee, devisee, heirloom, heir apparent …
29Heir — A person who inherits some or all of the estate of a recently deceased person. The legal successor is usually selected because he or she is related to the deceased by a direct bloodline or has been designated in a will or by a legal authority.… …
30Heir — Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives (Gen. 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the eldest son getting a larger portion than the rest. The Mosaic law made specific regulations regarding the… …
