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heritor

[ her-i-ter ]
/ ˈhɛr ɪ tər /
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noun
inheritor.
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Origin of heritor

1375–1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter<Middle French heritier<Latin hērēditāriushereditary

OTHER WORDS FROM heritor

non·her·i·tor, noun

Words nearby heritor

heritage, heritage language, heritage learner, heritage speaker, heritance, heritor, Herkimer, herky-jerky, herl, Herlihy, herm
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Words related to heritor

beneficiary, inheritor, scion, successor, buyer, landowner, partner, purchaser, holder, proprietor, replacement, devisee, grantee, governor, heir, heiress, keeper, legatee, master, possessor

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British Dictionary definitions for heritor

heritor
/ (ˈhɛrɪtə) /
noun
Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor

Derived forms of heritor

heritress (ˈhɛrɪtrɪs) or heritrix, fem n
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