Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

inheritor

[in-her-i-ter]

noun

a person who inherits; heir.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English enheritour, -er. See inherit, -or²

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To inheritor

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Inheritor is always a great word to know.

So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Collins

World English Dictionary

inherit (ɪnˈhɛrɪt)

—vb , -its, -iting, -ited
1.	to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will
2.	(intr) to succeed as heir
3.	(tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission
4.	(tr) to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor

[C14: from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhērēditāre to appoint an heir, from Latin hērēsheir]

in'herited

—*adj*

in'heritor

—n

in'heritress

—*fem n*

in'heritrix

—*fem n*

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for inheritor?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

Matching Quote

"There was a look in the eyes of the Brangwens as if they were expecting something unknown, about which they were eager. They had that air of readiness for what would come to them, a kind of surety, an expectancy, the look of an inheritor."

-D.H. Lawrence

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help

inheritor

in·her·i·tor