heir
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
heir /ɛː/
▶noun
- 1 a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
- 2 a person who continues the work of a predecessor.
– derivatives
heirdom noun,
heirless adjective,
heirship noun.
heirdom noun,
heirless adjective,
heirship noun.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. heres.
'heir' also found in these Oxford entries:
Crown prince
- Crown princess
- disinherit
- heir apparent
- heir-at-law
- heiress
- heirloom
- heir presumptive
- heredity
- infanta
- infante
- inherit
- partner
- portion
- Prince of Wales
- renounce
- throne
