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heritor
[
her
-i-ter
]
her·i·tor
/
ˈhɛr
ɪ
tər
/
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[
her
-i-ter
]
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noun
inheritor.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
alteration of
Middle English
heriter
<
Middle French
heritier
<
Latin
hērēditārius
hereditary
Related forms
non·her·i·tor,
noun
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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heritor
(ˈhɛrɪtə)
—
n
Scots law
a person who inherits; inheritor
heritress
—
fem n
'heritrix
—
fem n
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