English
Pronunciation
AHD|âr
IPA|/e�(r)/
SAMPA|/e@(r)/
audio|en-us-heir.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)
Etymology
Via Middle English and Old French from Latin heres
Homophones
air
hair
Noun
heir (plural heirs)
- Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
- One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
Related terms
heirloom
heir apparent
Translations
trans-top|Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another
Czech: d�dic m
Finnish: perillinen, perijä
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Russian: на�ледник m
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trans-top|One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office
Czech: d�dic m
Finnish: perillinen
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Russian: п�еемник m
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ttbc|French: héritier m, héritière f
ttbc|Italian: ereditiero m, ereditiera f
ttbc|Spanish: heredero m, heredera f
ttbc|Telugu: వారస�డ� (vaarasuDu) m, వారస�రాల� (vaarasuraalu) f
ttbc|Hebrew: ��רש m, ��רשת f
ttbc|Portuguese: herdeiro m, herdeira f
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de:heir
fr:heir
io:heir
hu:heir
nl:heir
pl:heir
pt:heir
ru:heir
simple:heir
ta:heir
te:heir
vi:heir
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