MEANING
A person entitled or expected to receive property, rank, or a title from another.
Use it for
succession; inheritance burdens; rival family claimsGive an expected future role pressure in the present.
Words that belong together
- sole heir
- heir to the throne
- disputed heir
On the page
The heir learned to count grain before learning to ride.
No one told the missing heir that the king had died.
She named an heir who had never entered the palace.
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Word forms
- Base
- heir
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. An heir need not yet possess the inheritance; distinguish heir apparent from an heir presumptive who may be displaced by a closer heir. Noun: heir; plural heirs.
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