heir

Definition

  • noun: a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies
  • noun: one who inherits or is entitled to inherit property
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: inherit, inheritor, heritor

Examples

  • The Prince of Wales is (the) 'heir apparent' to the throne of England.

  • The coach named her assistant as her 'heir apparent'.

  • She is the sole 'heir to' her family's fortune.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And what would a Ranger know of this matter? This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn,son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance. Aragorn. This is Isildur's heir? And heir to the throne of Gondor. Sit down,Legolas. Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king. Aragorn is right. We cannot use it. (..)
    2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • (..) The shards of Narsil. The blade that cut the Ring from Sauron's hand. It's still sharp. But no more than a broken heirloom. Why do you fear the past? You are Isildur's heir,not Isildur himself. You are not bound to his fate. The same blood flows in my veins. The same weakness. Your time will come. (..)
    2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring