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heritor

[her-i-ter]
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noun
  1. inheritor.
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Origin of heritor

1375–1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter < Middle French heritier < Latin hērēditārius hereditary
Related formsnon·her·i·tor, noun
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Historical Examples

  • "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.

    Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland

    Various

  • The heritor who was entitled to and always received this token of respect, was Mr. Miller, proprietor of Dalswinton.

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for heritor

heritor

noun
  1. Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor
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Derived Formsheritress (ˈhɛrɪtrɪs) or heritrix, fem n
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