inheritor
a person who inherits; heir.
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How to use inheritor in a sentence
Obama is trying to argue the group is the “true inheritor of bin Laden” in order to legally justify the war.
Even a Top Democrat Thinks Obama's Legal Case for War Makes No Sense | Eli Lake | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a while there, Liz seemed the obvious inheritor of the Cheney political mantle.
Why America Needs Cheney. No, the Other Cheney. | Michelle Cottle | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, his claim to be the major inheritor of any dynastic power in News Corp. looks completely broken.
James Murdoch Resigns as Chair of BSkyB: The Dynasty Ends | Peter Jukes | April 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause Chasen's mom has since died, her niece, Melissa Cohen, would now be a major inheritor, according to the 1994 will.
Is Chasen's Killer Still Out There? | Claire Martin, Kate Aurthur | December 3, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was the inheritor of that side of his father's policy which was most distasteful to the Whigs.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard Green
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 HughesConsent to marry me, and on our wedding-day I will prove you the legal inheritor of an honorable name and a great fortune.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerOnly in case of a childless inheritor did they go to a niece or nephew.
The Vanishing of Betty Varian | Carolyn WellsHe may be regarded as the last direct inheritor of the traditions of Masaccio.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner
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