English noun: heir | |||
| 1. | heir (person) a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another | ||
| Synonyms | heritor, inheritor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | receiver, recipient | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heir apparent, heir presumptive, heir-at-law, heiress, inheritress, inheritrix | ||
| 2. | heir (person) a person who inherits some title or office | ||
| Synonyms | successor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | issue, offspring, progeny | ||