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heirs

/ɛəz/

/ɛrz/

Translations

heirnoun

heirs

/ɛə/

/ɛr/

As the eldest son, he was the heir to his father's estate.

En tant qu'aîné des fils, il était l'héritier de la fortune de son père.

Additional translations

héritierAu sens figuré, pour désigner un successeur ou celui qui reprend un héritage intellectuel, artistique ou scientifique.

Synonyms

heir apparent

heirnoun

A person who is entitled by law to inherit the property, rank, title, or office of another upon that person's death.

As the eldest son, he was the heir to his father's estate.

A person who continues the work or is a successor to the legacy of a predecessor.

The young scientist was seen as the heir to the renowned researcher's groundbreaking work.