heir

heir is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 6 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
3. transitive verb. To inherit; to succeed to.
4. noun. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

   Synonyms: heritor, inheritor

5. noun. a person who inherits some title or office

   Synonyms: successor

Synonyms

heritor, inheritor, successor

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in heir:

hire

Common word forms

heirs, heired, heiring, heirless

Words from these letters

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