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Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beneficiary, inheritor
Antonyms: none provided
One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
As the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales is a very public figure.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inheritor
Antonyms: none provided
A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aftercomer, heir, succeeder, successor, successour
Antonyms: none provided
To inherit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inheritor, heritor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recipient, receiver
Narrower terms: heir apparent, heir-at-law, heiress, inheritress, inheritrix, heir presumptive
a person who inherits some title or office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: successor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: offspring, progeny, issue
From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.
Across languages
Translations 228 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
trashëgimtar
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Arabic :
وَارِث
(wāriṯ)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Arabic :
وَارِثَة
(wāriṯa)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Arabic :
وارس
(wāris)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Arabic :
ورتة
(wərəta)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Aragonese :
hereu
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Armenian :
ժառանգ
(žaṙang)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Asturian :
herederu
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Azerbaijani :
varis
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Basque :
jaraunsle
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Basque :
oinordeko
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Basque :
oinorde
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Belarusian :
насле́днік
(nasljédnik)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Belarusian :
насле́дніца
(nasljédnica)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Bulgarian :
насле́дник
(naslédnik)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Bulgarian :
насле́дничка
(naslédnička)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Catalan :
hereu
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Catalan :
hereter
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Cebuano :
manununod
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Chinese Mandarin :
繼承人 /继承人
(jìchéngrén)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Chinese Mandarin :
繼承者 /继承者
(jìchéngzhě)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Czech :
dědic
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Czech :
dědička
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Old Czech :
erb
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Danish :
arving
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Dutch :
erfgenaam
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Dutch :
erfgename
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Egyptian :
E9-w-a-w-A1
(jwꜥw)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Esperanto :
heredanto
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Estonian :
pärija
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Extremaduran :
hereeru
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Finnish :
perillinen
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Finnish :
perijä
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
French :
héritier
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
French :
héritière
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
French :
successeur
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
French :
successeuse
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
French :
successrice
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Galician :
herdeiro
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Galician :
heree
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Georgian :
მემკვიდრე
(memḳvidre)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
German :
Erbe
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
German :
Erbin
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Gothic :
𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰
(arbja)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Gothic :
𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐍉
(arbjō)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Greek :
κληρονόμος
(klironómos)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ancient Greek :
κληρονόμος
(klēronómos)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Gujarati :
વારસ
(vāras)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Hebrew :
יוֹרֵשׁ
(yorésh)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Hebrew :
יורשת
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Higaonon :
manonod
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Hindi :
उत्तराधिकारी
(uttarādhikārī)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Hungarian :
örökös
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Hunsrik :
Erreb
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Icelandic :
erfingi
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Indonesian :
pewaris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Irish :
oidhre
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Irish :
beangán
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Italian :
erede
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Italian :
ereditiera
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Japanese :
相続人
(sōzokunin)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Japanese :
跡取り
(atotori)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Japanese :
継承者
(keishōsha)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Kabuverdianu :
erderu
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Kashubian :
dzedzéc
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Kazakh :
мұрагер
(mūrager)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Khmer :
ទាយាទ
(tiəyiət)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Korean :
상속인
(sangsogin)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Korean :
계승자
(gyeseungja)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Northern Kurdish :
mîratgir
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Northern Kurdish :
wêris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Kyrgyz :
мураскор
(muraskor)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Kyrgyz :
мурасчы
(murascı)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Lao :
ທາຍາດ
(thā nyāt)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Latin :
hērēs
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Latvian :
mantinieks
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Latvian :
mantiniece
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Lithuanian :
įpėdinis
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Lithuanian :
paveldėtojas
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Lithuanian :
paveldėtoja
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Macedonian :
наследник
(naslednik)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Macedonian :
наследничка
(naslednička)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Malay :
pewaris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Malay :
waris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Māori :
whākapi
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Māori :
kaiwhakakapi
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Māori :
kairīwhi
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Norwegian Bokmål :
arving
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Occitan :
eiretièr
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Old English :
ierfa
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Pashto :
وارث
(wāres)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Persian :
وارث
(vâres)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Piedmontese :
erede
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Plautdietsch :
Oaw
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
spadkobierca
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
spadkobierczyni
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
dziedzic
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
dziedziczka
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
sukcesor
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Polish :
sukcesorka
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Portuguese :
herdeiro
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Romanian :
moștenitor
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Romanian :
moștenitoare
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Russian :
насле́дник
(naslédnik)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Russian :
насле́дница
(naslédnica)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Scottish Gaelic :
oighre
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
на́следнӣк
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
на́сљеднӣк
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
на́следница
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
на́сљедница
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
následnīk
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
násljednīk
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
následnica
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Serbo-Croatian :
násljednica
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Slovak :
dedič
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Slovak :
dedička
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Slovene :
dedič
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Slovene :
dedinja
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Lower Sorbian :
derbnik
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Spanish :
heredero
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Spanish :
cabalero
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Swahili :
mrithi
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Swedish :
arvtagare
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Swedish :
arvinge
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Swedish :
arvtagerska
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Tagalog :
tagapagmana
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Tajik :
ворис
(voris)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Tatar :
варис
(waris)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Thai :
ทายาท
(taa-yâat)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Turkish :
vâris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Turkish :
mirasçı
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ugaritic :
𐎐𐎈𐎍
(nḥl)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ukrainian :
спадкоє́мець
(spadkojémecʹ)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ukrainian :
спадкоє́миця
(spadkojémycja)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ukrainian :
наслі́дник
(naslídnyk)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Ukrainian :
наслі́дниця
(naslídnycja)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Urdu :
وارث
(vāris)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Uyghur :
ۋارىس
(waris)
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Uzbek :
voris
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Uzbek :
merosxoʻr
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Vietnamese :
người thừa kế
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Walloon :
eritî
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Walloon :
eritresse
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Welsh :
etifedd
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Welsh :
aer
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Welsh :
aerod
— one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Bulgarian :
насле́дник
(naslédnik)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Bulgarian :
насле́дничка
(naslédnička)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Catalan :
hereu
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Chinese Mandarin :
儲 /储
(chǔ, chú)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Czech :
dědic
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Czech :
dědička
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Dutch :
opvolger
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Dutch :
opvolgster
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Finnish :
perillinen
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Finnish :
vallanperijä
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Finnish :
kruununperillinen
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
French :
héritier
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
French :
héritière
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Galician :
herdeiro
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
German :
Thronerbe
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Greek :
κληρονόμος
(klironómos)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Ancient Greek :
κληρόνομος
(klērónomos)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Hebrew :
יוֹרֵשׁ
(yorésh)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Hebrew :
יורשת
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Hindi :
उत्तराधिकारी
(uttarādhikārī)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Hungarian :
örökös
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Irish :
oidhre
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Irish :
beangán
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Italian :
erede
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Japanese :
継承者
(keishōsha)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Korean :
계승자
(gyeseungja)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Māori :
kaiwhakakapi
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Māori :
whākapi
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Polish :
następca
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Polish :
następczyni
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Polish :
sukcesor
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Polish :
sukcesorka
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Portuguese :
herdeiro
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Romanian :
moștenitor
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Romanian :
moștenitoare
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Russian :
прее́мник
(prejémnik)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Russian :
прее́мница
(prejémnica)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Scottish Gaelic :
oighre
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Slovak :
dedič
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Slovak :
dedička
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Spanish :
heredero
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Swahili :
mrithi
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Swedish :
arvinge
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Thai :
รัชทายาท
(rát-chá-taa-yâat)
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Welsh :
aer
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Welsh :
aerod
— one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Czech :
nástupce
— successor in a role
Czech :
nástupkyně
— successor in a role
Dutch :
opvolger
— successor in a role
Dutch :
opvolgster
— successor in a role
Finnish :
seuraaja
— successor in a role
Finnish :
manttelinperijä
— successor in a role
French :
héritier
— successor in a role
French :
héritière
— successor in a role
French :
successeur
— successor in a role
Galician :
sucesor
— successor in a role
Galician :
herdeiro
— successor in a role
Greek :
διάδοχος
(diádochos)
— successor in a role
Hebrew :
יוֹרֵשׁ
(yorésh)
— successor in a role
Hebrew :
יורשת
— successor in a role
Hindi :
उत्तराधिकारी
(uttarādhikārī)
— successor in a role
Hungarian :
örökös
— successor in a role
Italian :
erede
— successor in a role
Italian :
successore
— successor in a role
Japanese :
継承者
(keishōsha)
— successor in a role
Māori :
kawa
— successor in a role
Māori :
whākapi
— successor in a role
Māori :
kaiwhakakapi
— successor in a role
Polish :
następca
— successor in a role
Polish :
następczyni
— successor in a role
Portuguese :
sucessor
— successor in a role
Portuguese :
herdeiro
— successor in a role
Romanian :
succesor
— successor in a role
Romanian :
succesoare
— successor in a role
Romanian :
moștenitor
— successor in a role
Romanian :
moștenitoare
— successor in a role
Russian :
прее́мник
(prejémnik)
— successor in a role
Russian :
прее́мница
(prejémnica)
— successor in a role
Slovak :
nástupca
— successor in a role
Slovak :
nástupkyňa
— successor in a role
Spanish :
sucesor
— successor in a role
Thai :
ผู้สืบทอด
— successor in a role
