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heritor

[ her-i-ter ]

noun



heritor

/ ˈhɛrɪtə; ˈhɛrɪtrɪs /

noun

  1. Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • heritress, noun:feminine
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Other Words From

  • non·heri·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heritor1

1375–1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter < Middle French heritier < Latin hērēditārius hereditary
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Example Sentences

The heritor who was entitled to and always received this token of respect, was Mr. Miller, proprietor of Dalswinton.

A fierce, untamed girl of primitive instincts, she was the heritor of the family temperament.

The heritor who was entitled to, and always received, this token of respect, was Miller of Dalswinton.

Oh, noble descendant of noble men—oh, noble heritor of a noble race.

He had been a sorry Norman else; no true heritor of the wild sea-kings.

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