noun
- a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit property, a title, or an estate from another person
Usage: formal or legal context; often used in Scottish law
Examples
- The heritor of the estate was named in the will.
- As the eldest son, he was the natural heritor to the family fortune.
- The heritor must wait until the current owner passes away to claim the property.
- Scottish law recognizes the heritor as the legal successor to the land.
- She became the heritor of her grandmother's jewelry collection.