heritor

The heritor who was entitled to and always received this token of respect, was Mr. Miller, proprietor of Dalswinton.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay
A fierce, untamed girl of primitive instincts, she was the heritor of the family temperament.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine
The heritor who was entitled to, and always received, this token of respect, was Miller of Dalswinton.
Clergymen and Doctors|Anonymous
Oh, noble descendant of noble men—oh, noble heritor of a noble race.
A Fair Mystery|Bertha M. Clay

He had been a sorry Norman else; no true heritor of the wild sea-kings.
The Siege of Norwich Castle|Matilda Maria Blake

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heritor

/ (ˈhɛrɪtə) /

noun

Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor

Derived forms of heritor

heritress (ˈhɛrɪtrɪs) or heritrix, fem n

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