inheritor

[ in-her-i-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who inherits; heir.

Origin of inheritor

1
First recorded in 1400–50, inheritor is from the late Middle English word enheritour, enheriter. See inherit, -or2

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How to use inheritor in a sentence

  • He saw the woman who loved him, and whom he loved, tagged and claimed by a contemptible pygmy, the accidental inheritor of wealth.

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • Consent to marry me, and on our wedding-day I will prove you the legal inheritor of an honorable name and a great fortune.

  • Only in case of a childless inheritor did they go to a niece or nephew.

  • He may be regarded as the last direct inheritor of the traditions of Masaccio.

    The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner