as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
The children of Crown Princess Victoria — Carl Philip’s older sister and heir to the throne — retained their HRH styling.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Her daughter and sole heir Pernette Perriand will attend to cut the ribbon on a special window installation and a presentation of select pieces by Perriand, including the Chaise Longue Indochine, Rio Table, and Table Montparnasse.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Taking his place, for now, will be board chairman and Fiat heir John Elkann.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
An heir to the Hyatt Hotel chain, Pritzker could easily build his campaign coffers — and quickly.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Her daughter and sole heir Pernette Perriand will attend to cut the ribbon on a special window installation and a presentation of select pieces by Perriand, including the Chaise Longue Indochine, Rio Table, and Table Montparnasse.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Taking his place, for now, will be board chairman and Fiat heir John Elkann.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
An heir to the Hyatt Hotel chain, Pritzker could easily build his campaign coffers — and quickly.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.Stephen Jay Gould, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Jensen is a descendant of 1849 Death Valley pioneer Harry Wade and a life member of the Death Valley '49ers, an organization dedicated to preserving the history and natural beauty of Death Valley.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Eighty years after a Christian family in Ukraine sheltered his mother and aunt, Dawson’s family facilitated refuge in America for the descendants of that family fleeing Putin’s war.Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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The 25-year-old heiress, who's the eldest daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner, Clark Hunt, and his wife, Tavia Hunt, makes an appearance as herself in the new Hallmark Channel movie, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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The line of dialogue was famously improvised by Grant, playing a mild-mannered paleontologist driven to near insanity by Katharine Hepburn’s heiress Susan, who has made off with his clothing, thus forcing him to wear the fur-accented sleepwear.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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