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Definition heir in British English

heir noun

[countable] noun
/eə(r)/
1

someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies

Example

Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune.

Example

Richard was now heir to the throne of the Angevin Empire.

2

the next person to have a particular job or to continue someone's work or ideas

Example

the heirs to Mussolini's fascist regime

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Definition heir in British English