inheritor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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

Etymology

From Middle English enheriter, enheritour. Displaced Old English ierfenuma. By surface analysis, inherit + -or.

In classic literature

Synonyms

heir, heritor

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