inheritor

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More than half of those inheritors are from Western Europe, unsurprising given the region’s longer history of wealth accumulation, Abby writes.

From Barron's

More than half of the inheritors are from Western Europe, given the region’s longer history of wealth accumulation.

From Barron's

It belonged to Jean's godmother Jeanne Baudot, a friend and student of Renoir's, who passed the painting on to her inheritors.

From Barron's

Oedipus calls himself Laius’ “successor, the inheritor of his legacy,” and in true Sophoclean fashion he speaks more than he knows.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's the extraordinary story of a family who happens to be the inheritors of the biggest brewery in the world," said Knight.

From BBC