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heritor
[ her-i-ter ]
/ ˈhɛr ɪ tər /
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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, nounWords nearby heritor
heritage, heritage language, heritage learner, heritage speaker, heritance, heritor, Herkimer, herky-jerky, herl, Herlihy, herm
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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 nCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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