INHERITOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

Synonyms:

heir; heritor; inheritor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("inheritor" is a kind of...):

receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inheritor"):

heir apparent (an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor)

heir-at-law (the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate)

heir presumptive (a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative)

Derivation:

inherit (obtain from someone after their death)