heir
noun
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
heirs
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pluralof heir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They also come into play for people who going to leave the money in those accounts to heirs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Yet now, 10 years in, the movement’s heirs may not call themselves neoperreo at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Cumbria Connect is part of a scheme paid for by the Arcadia Fund which was co-founded by one of the heirs to the Tetra Pak fortune.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Inheritance taxes are levied on inheritors, so his kids or other heirs would pay the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I agree with you entirely, Mr. McSouthers. What we have to find out is who these sixteen heirs are, and which one, as you say, was Westing 'out to get.'"
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
