Heritor
/ˈhɛrɪtər/noun
A person who inherits or is entitled to inherit property or rank.
Did you know?Heritor is a real English legal word, but it’s built on the same ancient root as *heritage* and *heir*, all descending from Latin *heres* meaning “heir.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰey-
“to lie, to be laid down; by extension, to have settled possession or inheritance”
Latin
Latin
heres
“heir; one who inherits”
Late Latin
Latin
hereditarius
“pertaining to an heir or inheritance”
Old French
Old French
heritier
“heir; inheritor”
Middle English
English
heritour
“one who inherits; heir”
Modern English
English
heritor
“a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit property or rank”