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heritor
[her-i-ter] 
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heir
[air]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who inherits possessions |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, crown prince/princess, devisee, grantee, heritor, inheritor, next in line, scion, successor |
| Notes: | hair is any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; a hare is a large, long-eared and long-legged rabbit; an heir is a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
| Antonyms: | heiress |
| Main Entry: | successor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heir |
| Synonyms: | beneficiary, descendant, follower, heritor, inheritor, next in line, replacement, scion |
| Main Entry: | holder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | owner |
| Synonyms: | buyer, governor, heir, heir-apparent, heiress, heritor, keeper, landowner, legatee, master, partner, possessor, proprietor, purchaser, sharer, squire, titleholder |
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