heir

Sentences
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  heir   to the   barony   or   baronetcy .
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Meaning

Synonyms

successor
C2
inheritor
heiress
C2
scion
49k
legatee
beneficiary
C2
heritor
descendant
C2
owner
B1
derived class
follower
C2
recipient
C2
replacement
C1

eldest son

next in line

legate
39k
first-born
31k
next of kin
offspring
C2
eldest
C1
proprietor
20k
receiver
C2

room for receiving guests

claimant
retainer
C2
devisee
seed
C1

sole heir

son
A1
splice
40k
sprig
coupler
tail
B2
transferee
votary

eldest child

heir to the throne

legal wife

inheritance
C1
heritage
C1
inheritress
inheritrix
Translations

héritier
Erbe
erede
heredero
herdeiro
héritière
successeur
hereu
Nachfolger
erfgenaam
sucessor

κληρονόμος

διάδοχος

Stammhalter

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛɚ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
heir
In summary

From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.

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