inheritor

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The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The pro can help determine how quickly or slowly the money should be withdrawn to maximize how much the inheritor gets to keep.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

Many argue she should also be seen and recognised as the descendant of another kind of family and that is the inheritor of generations of black female activists.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

“Changing a name does not change the roots,” she said, adding when asked, “yes, also an inheritor of Petain,” referring to Marshall Philippe Petain, who headed the collaborationist Vichy government in WWII.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

But that doesn’t mean I am the inheritor of that power.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black