Dictionary Entry
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
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
- 3transitive verb
To inherit; to succeed to.
- 4noun
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
- 5noun
a person who inherits some title or office
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