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Etymology
1. heir
noun. ['ˈɛr'] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
Synonyms
- heritor
- heir-at-law
- inheritor
- receiver
- recipient
- heiress
- inheritrix
- heir apparent
- heir presumptive
Antonyms
- heir presumptive
- lender
- parent
- outgo
Etymology
- heres (Middle English (1100-1500))
- eir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Heir
- pitiesalpetriere
- multimillionaire
- euromobiliare
- concessionaire
- questionnaire
- doctrinaire
- trosclair
- st_pierre
- stpierre
- st_claire
- st_clair
- stclair
- montclair
- millionaire
- microware
- maxicare
- laterriere
- larosiere
- icelandair
- frontiere
- foursquare
- disrepair
- buenos-aires
- billionaire
- almaguer
- whitehair
- solitaire
- sinclair
- praxair
- nationair
Example sentences of the word heir
1. Noun, singular or mass
The value of the property in terms of a gift to your heir will be reduced by the loan.
Quotes containing the word heir
1. What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones,The labor of an age in pilèd stones,Or that his hallowed relics should be hidUnder a star-y-pointing pyramid?Dear son of memory, great heir of fame,What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name?
- John Milton, The Complete Poetry
2. heir-at-law
noun. the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate.
Synonyms
- heritor
- inheritor
Antonyms
- heir presumptive
3. heir
noun. ['ˈɛr'] a person who inherits some title or office.
Synonyms
- offspring
- progeny
- issue
Antonyms
- recall
- freeze
- ending
Etymology
- heres (Middle English (1100-1500))
- eir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))