noun
Meaning 1
Someone who inherits something; an heir.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inheritor
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N HH EH1 R AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heir, heritor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recipient, receiver
Narrower terms: heir apparent, heir-at-law, heiress, inheritress, inheritrix, heir presumptive
History
Etymology
From Middle English enheriter, enheritour. Displaced Old English ierfenuma. By surface analysis, inherit + -or.