as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
Community Action is able to help the heirs of William Daugherty, a Del Valle teacher who died at the beginning of the year after his fourth round of lymphoma treatment.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For years, Blackman has been in line to get roughly $900,000 from the 2018 civil jury award as an heir to her son’s estate.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The Stanley Cup champions swung a pre-draft trade to acquire goaltender Daniil Tarasov, 26, from Columbus to groom as eventual heir to Sergie Bobrvosky.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Often the property has to be split between heirs, which delays and complicates the process.
—Maxim Lukyanov, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
For years, Blackman has been in line to get roughly $900,000 from the 2018 civil jury award as an heir to her son’s estate.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The Stanley Cup champions swung a pre-draft trade to acquire goaltender Daniil Tarasov, 26, from Columbus to groom as eventual heir to Sergie Bobrvosky.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Often the property has to be split between heirs, which delays and complicates the process.
—Maxim Lukyanov, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for heir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.—
Stephen Jay Gould,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Their descendants will place U.S. Lighthouse Service badge grave markers on their tombstones, the first time their graves will receive this special medal.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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The first Kenyan person to lay eyes on the drum in 2010 was a descendant of the king from whom it was stolen in 1870, Myres told the outlet.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Among the VIPs: Prince Charles, Lord Mountbatten, Broadway legend Mary Martin, actor Raymond Burr, actress and Post Cereals heiress Dina Merrill.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor purchased the home from oil heiress Aileen Getty for $5.5 million in April 2023, according to The Daily Mail.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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