heir

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  2. noun a person who inherits some title or office

Etymology

From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.

In classic literature

Synonyms

inheritor, heritor

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