inheritor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- enheritour (obsolete)
- inheritour (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English enheriter, enheritour; equivalent to inherit + -or. Displaced native Old English ierfenuma.
Noun[edit]
inheritor (plural inheritors)
- Someone who inherits something; an heir.
- (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
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Translations[edit]
heir — see heir