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noun
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a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
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Law.
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Civil Law. a person who legally succeeds to the place of a deceased person and assumes the rights and obligations of the deceased, as the liabilities for debts or the possessory rights to property.
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a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit the rank, title, position, etc., of another.
4.
a person or group considered as inheriting the tradition, talent, etc., of a predecessor.
verb (used with object)
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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to inherit; succeed to.
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Word Origin & History
heir
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. heir, from O.Fr. hair, from L. heres (gen. heredis) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adj., though it was not originally so in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear.
EXPANDAfter death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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