Noun: heir ehr
- A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
"As the sole heir, she received the entire family fortune";
- inheritor, heritor, distributee [US]
- A person who inherits some title or office
"The heir to the throne was prepared for his future role from a young age";
- successor
Sounds like: air, ere, e'er, Ayr
Derived forms: heirs
Type of: issue [formal], offspring, progeny, receiver, recipient
Encyclopedia: Heir