Co-heir
91heir apparent — noun Someone who will definitely inherit, assuming he survives the one from whom he is inheriting. Ant: heir presumptive …
92heir — noun /eə(r)/ a) Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. b) One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. See Also: legatee, devisee, heirloom, heir apparent …
93Heir — A person who inherits some or all of the estate of a recently deceased person. The legal successor is usually selected because he or she is related to the deceased by a direct bloodline or has been designated in a will or by a legal authority.… …
94Heir — Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives (Gen. 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the eldest son getting a larger portion than the rest. The Mosaic law made specific regulations regarding the… …
95heir-at-law — noun (plural heirs at law) an heir by right of blood, especially to the real property of an intestate …
96heir — /ɛə / (say air) noun 1. Law someone who inherits the estate (def. 2b) of a deceased person, normally after it has been reduced by the payment of any debts, liabilities or charges which may pertain to it. 2. Also, haeres, heres. Law someone who… …
97heir apparent — /ɛər əˈpærənt/ (say airr uh paruhnt) noun (plural heirs apparent) an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor …
98heir-at-law — /ɛər ət ˈlɔ/ (say airr uht law) noun (plural heirs at law) an heir by legal right …
99heir-designate — /ɛə ˈdɛzɪgnət/ (say air dezignuht) noun a person who has been designated as another s heir …
100heir apparent — A person who stands in such relationship to another that he is sure to inherit the estate of the latter if he outlives the latter and the latter dies intestate. See heir presumptive …
