INHERITOR

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

inheritor (plural inheritors)

Someone who inherits something; an heir.

(computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.

Source: Wiktionary


In*her"it*or, n.

Definition: One who inherits; an heir. Born inheritors of the dignity. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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