Co-Heir
/ˌkoʊˈɛr/noun
A person who shares an inheritance with one or more others.
Did you know?The second half of co-heir comes from Latin heres, meaning “heir,” a word tied to inheritance law so old that it helped shape how property, lineage, and power were formally passed down.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
heres
“an heir; one who inherits”
Old French
OF
coer
“a co-heir, a joint heir”
Middle English
English
coheir
“a joint heir”
Modern English
English
co-heir
“a person who shares an inheritance with another”
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