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heir

heir /ˈeɚ/ noun
plural heirs
heir
/ˈeɚ/
noun
plural heirs
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEIR
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: a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies often + to
: a person who has the right to become a king or queen or to claim a title when the person holding it dies