| Main Entry: | heir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who inherits possessions |
Synonyms: |
beneficiary, crown prince/princess, devisee, grantee, heritor, inheritor, next in line, scion, successor |
| Notes: | hair is any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; a hare is a large, long-eared and long-legged rabbit; an heir is a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
Antonyms: |
heiress |