heritor
[her-i-ter]
noun
Origin of heritor
1375–1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter < Middle French heritier < Latin hērēditārius hereditary
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Related Words for heritor
partner, proprietor, holder, landowner, replacement, buyer, purchaser, beneficiary, scion, successor, inheritor, squire, heir, governor, possessor, keeper, heritor, sharer, heiress, legateeExamples from the Web for heritor
Historical Examples of heritor
"Ye'll hae nae want o' thae sma' heritor creatures after ye, dame," said he, as he condescended to sit down by the blushing widow.
The heritor who was entitled to and always received this token of respect, was Mr. Miller, proprietor of Dalswinton.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and CharacterEdward Bannerman Ramsay
A fierce, untamed girl of primitive instincts, she was the heritor of the family temperament.
The Sheriff's SonWilliam MacLeod Raine
The heritor who was entitled to, and always received, this token of respect, was Miller of Dalswinton.
Clergymen and DoctorsAnonymous
heritor
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012