heritor
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- heritress noun
- nonheritor noun
Etymology
Origin of heritor
1375–1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter < Middle French heritier < Latin hērēditārius hereditary
Example Sentences
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Among the persons drawn to Baldarroch by these occurrences were the heritor, the minister, and all the elders of the Kirk, under whose superintendence an investigation was immediately commenced.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 by Mackay, Charles
Appanage of time put in your keeping For my far-off heritor to hear.
From Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen by Meteyard, Thomas Buford
"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.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
His principal heritor was the Lord Elphinstone of the time, and unfortunately the minister and the peer were not on good terms, and always ready to annoy each other by sharp sayings or otherwise.
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman
Then shall ye be an heritor of bliss, Where all joy and mirth is.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Hazlitt, William Carew
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