HERITOR

heir, inheritor, heritor

(noun) a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heritor (plural heritors)

A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.

(Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

Anagrams

• Herriot

Source: Wiktionary


Her"it*or, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. her, fr. L. heres an heir.]

Definition: A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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