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heir

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Noun

a person who inherits some title or office

a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

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Synonyms:
successor inheritor heritor

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "heir":
hairy here hoar hoary hair hare hearer heir hera herero more...
Words contain "heir":
cheiranthus cheiranthus allionii cheiranthus asperus cheiranthus cheiri deinocheirus erysimum cheiranthoides erysimum cheiri executor-heir relation genus cheiranthus genus deinocheirus more...
Words contain "heir" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
presumptive franz ferdinand francis ferdinand heir-at-law prince charles dauphin heir apparent prince of wales crown prince claudius i more...

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