HEIR
\ˈe͡ə], \ˈeə], \ˈeə]\
Definitions of HEIR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.
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One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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To inherit; to succeed to.
By Oddity Software
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One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.
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One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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To inherit; to succeed to.
By Noah Webster.
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One who receives property from someone who has died. While the traditional meaning includes only those who had a legal right to the deceased person's property, modern usage includes anyone who receives property from the estate of a deceased person.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who inherits anything after the death of the owner: one entitled to anything after the present possessor:-fem. HEIRESS.
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HEIRDOM, HEIRSHIP.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
