Word Meaning

heir definition and meaning

n. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.
n. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
v. t. To inherit; to succeed to.

Crossword clues for heir

- beneficiary in will
- Hire out next in line
- Inheritor
- Inheritor in the air, from the sounds of it
- Legal inheritor
- Male inheritor
- Next in line
- Next in line (to throne)
- Next in line is even cheekier
- One who inherits
- One who is sure to succeed eventually
- Rightful successor is even cheekier
- Successor