Inheritor
/ɪnˈhɛr.ɪ.tər/noun
A person who receives property or a title by legal succession or inheritance.
Did you know?Inheritors were often believed to be chosen by the gods in ancient cultures, linking wealth with divine favor and destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰer-
“to grasp, enclose, or take”
Latin
Latin
inhereditare
“to inherit, to receive as an heir”
Old French
Old French
enheriter
“to inherit, to take possession of”
Middle English
Middle English
inheriteren
“to receive property through inheritance”
Modern English
English
inheritor
“one who receives by right of inheritance”