 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
heir
noun
1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to
inherit the estate of another [syn: {inheritor}, {heritor}]
2: a person who inherits some title or office [syn: {successor}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), noun [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary},
{Heritage}.]
1. 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.
I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
{Heir apparent}. (Law.) See under {Apparent}.
{Heir at law}, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
{Heir presumptive}, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Heir \Heir\, verb (used with an object)
To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]
One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "heir":
aftermath, apparent heir, backup man, beneficiary,
beneficiary heir, breed, brood, children, conclusion, consequence,
coparcener, descendant, descendants, descent, dynasty, effect,
family, fideicommissary heir, fiduciary heir, fruit, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, heir apparent, heir expectant, heir general,
heir in tail, heir of entail, heir of inventory, heir of line,
heir portioner, heir presumptive, heir whatsoever, heiress, heirs,
heritor, hostages to fortune, inheritor, inheritors, inheritress,
inheritrix, issue, joint heir, kids, legatee, line, lineage,
little ones, new generation, next in line, offspring, orphan,
posterity, presumptive heir, progeny, relict, remainderman,
replacement, reversioner, rising generation, seed, sequel, sons,
succession, successor, survivor, treasures, widow, widower,
younglings, youngsters
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Heir
Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among
the sons of his legitimate wives (Gen. 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the
eldest son getting a larger portion than the rest. The Mosaic
law made specific regulations regarding the transmission of real
property, which are given in detail in Deut. 21:17; Num. 27:8;
36:6; 27:9-11. Succession to property was a matter of right and
not of favour. Christ is the "heir of all things" (Heb. 1:2;
Col. 1:15). Believers are heirs of the "promise," "of
righteousness," "of the kingdom," "of the world," "of God,"
"joint heirs" with Christ (Gal 3:29; Heb. 6:17; 11:7; James 2:5;
Rom. 4:13; 8:17).
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