inheritor
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtər/
noun
- A person who receives money, property, or a title from someone who has died.
- Each inheritor received a share of the family fortune.
- As the only child, she was the sole inheritor of her father's estate.
- The inheritor of the throne must be trained from a young age.
- A person who receives a characteristic, tradition, or condition from those who came before.
- Modern scientists are inheritors of centuries of knowledge.
- We are all inheritors of our ancestors' cultural traditions.
- She is an inheritor of a long line of musicians.
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