héritier

Definitions of héritier
  1. noun
    a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
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    types:
    héritier de la couronne, prince héritier
    an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
    héritière
    a female heir
    type of:
    receleur, récepteur
    a person who receives something
  2. noun
    a person who inherits some title or office
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    type of:
    descendance, lignée, progéniture
    the immediate descendants of a person
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