heir
English
/ɛəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
- One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
- A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heir derived from eir derived from Latin hērēs (heir).
Origin
Latin
hērēs
Gloss
heir
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coheir English
- coheiress English
- coheirship English
- disheir English
- heirdom English
- heiress English
- heirhood English
- heirless English
- heirlessness English
- heirloom English
- heirship English
- loom English
- millionheiress English
- unheired English
- exheredo Latin
- hereditas Latin
- hēres Latin
- hērēs Latin
- reda Italian
- hoir French
- heir Middle English
- heirlome Middle English
- eir Old French
- eritage Old French
- eigre Middle Irish
- eir xno
- heir xno