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heritor

her·i·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [her-i-ter]
    • /ˈhɛr ɪ tər/
    • /ˈhe.rɪ.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [her-i-ter]
    • /ˈhɛr ɪ tər/

Definitions of heritor word

  • noun heritor inheritor. 1
  • noun heritor A person who inherits. 1
  • noun heritor a person who inherits; inheritor 0
  • noun heritor an inheritor, or heir 0
  • noun heritor A person who inherits; an heir or heiress. 0
  • noun heritor (Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish. 0

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Origin of heritor

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English alteration of Middle English heriter < Middle French heritier < Latin hērēditārius hereditary

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Parts of speech for Heritor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heritor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for heritor

noun heritor

  • beneficiary — Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.
  • scion — a descendant.
  • successor — a person or thing that succeeds or follows.
  • inheritor — a person who inherits; heir.
  • devisee — a person to whom property, esp realty, is devised by will

Antonyms for heritor

noun heritor

  • heiress — a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
  • renter — a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
  • leaser — a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
  • seller — a person who sells; salesperson or vender.

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