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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryheir I \ˈer\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French eir, heir, from Latin hered-, heres; akin to Greek chēros bereaved DATE 13th century1. one who inherits or is entitled to inherit property2. one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office heir to the throne3. one who receives or is entitled to receive some endowment or quality from a parent or predecessor• heir·less \-ləs\ adjective• heir·ship \-ˌship\ noun II transitive verb DATE 14th centurychiefly dialect : inheritEnglish Etymologyheir late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. heir, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. hair, from L. heres (gen.heredis) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adj., though it was not originally so in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear. After death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7heirheir / eE(r); NAmE er / noun~ (to sth) | ~ (of sb) 1. a person who has the legal right to receive sb's property, money or title when that person dies 继承人；后嗣: to be heir to a large fortune 是大笔财产的继承人 the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen) 王位继承人 2. a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by sb else (工作或传统的)继承者,承袭者,传人: the president's political heirs 总统的政治继承者 HELP Use an, not a, before heir. heir 之前用 an,不用 a。Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishheir noun ADJ. lawful, legal, legitimate, rightful the rightful heir to the throne | natural, real, true The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. | direct When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir. | immediate | designated | apparent, presumptive (both only after heir) On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title. | sole | female, male | political, spiritual The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir. VERB + HEIR have He has no heir to leave his fortune to. | beget, get, produce He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate. | became, fall At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate. PREP. ~ to He is the sole heir to a large mining fortune. PHRASES the heir to the throne, sb's son and heir He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun one who inherits FF1C;died without heirsFF1E; Synonyms: heritor, inheritorWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedheirI. \ˈe](ə)r, ˈa(a)], ]ə\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English eir, heir, from Old French, from Latin hered-, heres; akin to Greek chēros left, bereaved, Old English gān to go — more at go1. a. : one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as (1) : heir at law (2) : heres (3) : one who in modern civil codes based upon the civil law (as in Europe) succeeds to the entire estate of a person by operation of law or by testament and has a right of renunciation and usually a right of entry with the benefit of inventory (4) Scots law : one taking heritable property by destination : one who succeeds only to movable estate (5) : one who receives some of the property of a deceased person by operation of law, by virtue of a will, or in any of various other ways b. : one who receives or is entitled to receive property during the lifetime of a former owner < made his friend heir of the farm after deciding to live elsewhere >2. : one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office upon the death or removal from office by other cause (as abdication) of the holder < heir to the principality of Monaco > < succession to the throne by the king's heir following his abdication >3. : one to whom something other than property (as a position of leadership, participation in a tradition or culture, a natural talent, a quality of character) is transmitted or seems to be transmitted in accordance with or apart from the wish of a predecessor and with or without the necessity of direct succession < looked upon himself as the logical heir of the slain dictator > < was the heir of the two chief traditions of scholarship in Europe — R.W.Southern >II. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)now chiefly dialect : inherit

Heir One Property Entitled Person Noun Inherits Death