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heritor
[ her-i-ter ]
heritor
/ ˈhɛrɪtə; ˈhɛrɪtrɪs /
noun
- Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor
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Derived Forms
- heritress, noun:feminine
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Other Words From
- non·heri·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.
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A fierce, untamed girl of primitive instincts, she was the heritor of the family temperament.
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The heritor who was entitled to, and always received, this token of respect, was Miller of Dalswinton.
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Oh, noble descendant of noble men—oh, noble heritor of a noble race.
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He had been a sorry Norman else; no true heritor of the wild sea-kings.
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