heir
/ˈeː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.89 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
noun
A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
verb
To inherit.
Example Sentences
- "My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it."
- "I am my father's heir and only son."
- "As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […]"
- "And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir."
- "In ancient Greece, the Spartans developed rules that consolidated property into a narrow class of heirs, while the growing population of people left behind were reclassified as hypomeiones—inferiors."
- "As the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales is a very public figure."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈeː/
- British English: /ˈɛə̯/