Definitions for: Heir

[n] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
[n] a person who inherits some title or office

Webster (1913) Definition: Heir, n. [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.

Heir, v. t.
To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]

One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.

Synonyms: heritor, inheritor, successor

See Also: heir apparent, heir presumptive, heir-at-law, heiress, inheritress, inheritrix, issue, offspring, progeny, receiver, recipient

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