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Definition of inheritor : One who inherits; an heir.

Synonyms:

legatee, recipient, heritor, addressee, beneficiary, grantee, taker, magpie, heiress, receiver, heir at law, successor, heir

Usage examples:

• She was the inheritor of the famous Black Valley manor, holding besides its own home plantation, several of the most productive and valuable farms in the neighborhood. - "Cruel As The Grave", Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth.
• It must not be supposed that during this interval no inheritor of Owen's tradition had been found or that his doctrine had been altogether forgotten for want of a preacher. - "The Unity of Civilization", Various.
• I, the undersigned, Claude- Anatole- Gratien Barbassou, Count of Monteclaro, do hereby declare that I elect and designate as my universal legatee and the sole inheritor of my property: of all my real and personal estate, and all that I am entitled to of every description soever, such as ... - "French and Oriental Love in a Harem", Mario Uchard.