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inheritor

in·he·ri·tor

US/ˌɪˈnhɛrʌtɜr/ uncommon

noun

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

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From Middle English enheriter, enheritour. Displaced Old English ierfenuma. By surface analysis, inherit + -or.

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