Heir word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "heir" word

[noun] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
[noun] a person who inherits some title or office

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\Heir\, n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary}, {Heritage}.] 1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter. I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak. 2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues. And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope. {Heir apparent}. (Law.) See under {Apparent}. {Heir at law}, one who, after his ancector's death, has a right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law Dict.). {Heir presumptive}, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative, or by some other contingency.
\Heir\, v. t. To inherit; to succeed to. [R.] One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.

Synonyms for heir

heritor, inheritor, successor

Related terms: apparent heir, backup man, beneficiary heir, coparcener, descendant, descendants, grandchildren, heir general, heir in tail, heir presumptive, heir whatsoever, heritor, hostages to fortune, inheritor, inheritors, issue, joint heir, kids, relict, seed, widower, youngsters

The fun area, different aproach to word »heir«

Let's analyse "heir" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RIEH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... . .. .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: heir: 5 + 9 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: heir: 8 + 5 + 9 + 9 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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