heir :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

n. a person who inherits some title or office

n. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

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Fuzzynyms (27)

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

n. a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock"

n. a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel"

n. a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"

n. a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

n. a female heir

n. a person who gets something

n. someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

n. a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"

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Antonyms (4)

n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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