Heir (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A person who inherits some title or office.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Successor

Hypernyms

• Offspring
• Issue

Meaning ²

A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Heritor
• Inheritor

Hypernyms

• Receiver

Hyponyms

• Inheritress
• Inheritrix