heredero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hērēditārius, from hēres (“heir”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾeˈdeɾo/ [e.ɾeˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: he‧re‧de‧ro

Noun

heredero m (plural herederos, feminine heredera, feminine plural herederas)

1. heir

   Synonym: (Latin America) asignatario

Derived terms

• heredero forzoso
• heredero presunto

 

Related terms

• heredar
• herencia

 

Further reading

• “heredero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10