noun
Meaning 1
A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
heritor
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noun
Meaning 2
A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Scots law
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noun
Meaning 3
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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Synonyms: heir, inheritor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recipient, receiver
Narrower terms: heir apparent, heir-at-law, heiress, inheritress, inheritrix, heir presumptive
History
Etymology
From Middle English heriter, from Anglo-Norman heriter, Old French heritier, earlier eretier, eritier, from Late Latin hērēditārium (from the adjective hērēditārius (“hereditary”)), which took the place of hērēs (“heir”). In the 16th century conformed to agent nouns in -our, -or. By surface analysis, herit + -or.