heir

Definition

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

Etymology

From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.

Example Sentences

• "My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it."
• "I am my father's heir and only son."
• "As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […]"