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heritor

American  
[her-i-ter] / ˈhɛr ɪ tər /

noun

  1. inheritor.

heritor British  
/ ˈhɛrɪtə, ˈhɛrɪtrɪs /

noun

  1. Scots law a person who inherits; inheritor

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Origin of heritor

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

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