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
This type of insurance covers problems due to fraud, mis-indexed or defective deeds, undisclosed heirs, forgeries, and unpaid liens threatening your ownership in your home.
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Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The heir to the political legacy left by his father, who served as prime minister for about 15 years, Mr. Trudeau burst onto the world stage and captured Canada’s imagination, with a head of flowing hair and signature cool socks.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Investigation Exposes King Charles and Prince William's Estates Raking in Millions from Charities and Public Service
The Duchies are land and property portfolios that provide the monarch and the heir to the throne with an income.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
As played by the German actor Max Schreck, the original Count Orlock — a character so indebted to Bram Stroker’s Count Dracula that the writer’s heirs sued the producers for copyright infringement and won — is bald, bug-like and distinguished by his pointy ears and claw-like hands.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The heir to the political legacy left by his father, who served as prime minister for about 15 years, Mr. Trudeau burst onto the world stage and captured Canada’s imagination, with a head of flowing hair and signature cool socks.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Investigation Exposes King Charles and Prince William's Estates Raking in Millions from Charities and Public Service
The Duchies are land and property portfolios that provide the monarch and the heir to the throne with an income.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
As played by the German actor Max Schreck, the original Count Orlock — a character so indebted to Bram Stroker’s Count Dracula that the writer’s heirs sued the producers for copyright infringement and won — is bald, bug-like and distinguished by his pointy ears and claw-like hands.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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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
Noun
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Justice Jackson herself is a descendant of enslaved people.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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The child needs to be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, sibling or descendant, such as a grandchild.—
Robert Thorpe,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson both want to write the biography of famed heiress Margaret Ives.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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