heir
/ɛr/
noun
- A person who has the legal right to receive someone's property, money, or title after that person dies.
- After her grandfather passed away, she became the sole heir to his estate.
- The prince is the heir to the throne of the kingdom.
- Without a will, the law decides who the legal heirs are.
- A person who continues the work or tradition of someone else.
- She is the heir to her mother's passion for teaching.
- Modern democracy considers itself the heir of ancient Greek ideals.
- The young artist was seen as the heir to the great painter's style.
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