heir
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noun
a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death:
【財産などの】相続人; 【王位･称号などの】継承者, 後継者 «to»
e.g. his eldest son and heir
e.g. she aspired to marry the heir to the throne.
a person inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor:
【地位･職務などの】後継者 «to»
【伝統･特質などの】継承者, 後継者 «to, of» .
e.g. they saw themselves as the true heirs of the Enlightenment.
DERIVATIVES
heirdom | ˈerdəm | noun
heirless | ˈerləs | adjective
heirship | ˈerˌSHip | noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres.