heir
noun/eə(r)/
/er/
Use an, not a, before heir.- heir (to something) | heir (of somebody) a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies
- to be heir to a large fortune
- the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen)
- the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster
Homophones air | heirair heir/eə(r)//er/- air noun
- I kicked the ball high into the air.
- air verb
- I opened the window to air the room.
- heir noun
- He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1- At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate.
- He has no heir to leave his fortune to.
- He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.
- He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate.
- On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title.
- On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir.
- When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
- heir to
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
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- a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else
- the president’s political heirs
Extra Examples- The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment.
- The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
- heir to
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin heres.
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