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1. heir
noun. ['ˈɛr'] a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- heres (Middle English (1100-1500))
- eir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Heir
- pitiesalpetriere
- multimillionaire
- euromobiliare
- concessionaire
- questionnaire
- doctrinaire
- trosclair
- st_pierre
- stpierre
- st_claire
- st_clair
- stclair
- montclair
- millionaire
- microware
- maxicare
- laterriere
- larosiere
- icelandair
- frontiere
- foursquare
- disrepair
- buenos-aires
- billionaire
- almaguer
- whitehair
- solitaire
- sinclair
- praxair
- nationair
How do you pronounce heir?
Pronounce heir as ɛr.
US - How to pronounce heir in American English
UK - How to pronounce heir in British English
Sentences with heir
1. Noun, singular or mass
The value of the property in terms of a gift to your heir will be reduced by the loan.
Quotes about heir
1. What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones,The labor of an age in pilèd stones,Or that his hallowed relics should be hidUnder a star-y-pointing pyramid?Dear son of memory, great heir of fame,What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name?
- John Milton, The Complete Poetry
