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noun(heir)one who receives property from an ancestor : one who is entitled to inherit property
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noun(heir)one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office
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noun(heir)one who receives or is entitled to receive something other than property from a parent or predecessor
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verb(heir)inherit
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noun(heir)an heir whose right to an inheritance is indefeasible except by exclusion under a valid will if he or she survives the ancestor
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noun(heir)heir presumptive
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noun(heir)one whose succession especially to a position or role appears certain under existing circumstances
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noun phrase(heir)heir
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noun(heir)an heir whose legal right to an inheritance may be defeated (as by the birth of a nearer relative)
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noun(heir)an heir who shares an inheritance with one or more other people