coheir

noun

Definition of coheirnext
as in coheiress

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  1. heiress
  2. successor
  3. heir apparent
  4. devisee
Noun
  • In Danny Boyle’s marvelously unhinged 1997 lovers-on-the-lam confection A Life Less Ordinary, Diaz plays Celine, an heiress who’s kidnapped by a hapless janitor, Ewan McGregor’s Robert.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson both want to write the biography of famed heiress Margaret Ives.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of heiress
Noun
  • Because of the proximity to the inauguration, Biden will reportedly not be enforcing the ban and is leaving the decision to his successor.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But in spite of those successes, Biden's legacy likely rests largely in the hands of his successor: Donald Trump.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Particularly after a stellar Summer League showing, the belief in Houston was that Sheppard would become the eventual heir apparent to incumbent starting point guard Fred VanVleet.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Was it meant to represent Adrien Stern, Thierry’s elder son and heir apparent?
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
  • When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.
    Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Definition of devisee
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