Synonyms for heir
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Noun
1. Inheritor — someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.
Related words
- Word family
- heir-at-law heirdom heiress heirship
- Phrases
- heir general legal heir statutory heir
Forms
- Plural
- heirs → inheritors, beneficiaries, successors, heritors…
Example sentences
- beneficiary Can I write the name of the beneficiary in Russian?
- inheritor Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.
- successor The matter of his successor is still under debate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heir | steady | |
| beneficiary | steady | |
| inheritor | rising | |
| successor | steady | |
| heritor | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- heritor
- 9 letters
- successor3, inheritor4
- 11 letters
- beneficiary6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (successor3 = 3 syllables).