"inheritor" meaning in All languages combined

See inheritor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: inheritors [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English enheriter, enheritour; equivalent to inherit + -or. Displaced native Old English ierfenuma. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enheriter}} Middle English enheriter, {{m|en|enheritour}} enheritour, {{suffix|en|inherit|or}} inherit + -or, {{ncog|ang|ierfenuma}} Old English ierfenuma Head templates: {{en-noun}} inheritor (plural inheritors)
  1. Someone who inherits something; an heir.
    Sense id: en-inheritor-en-noun-2nz1tafI
  2. (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming
    Sense id: en-inheritor-en-noun-EsdY9Dm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 44 56 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: enheritour [obsolete], inheritour [obsolete] Derived forms: coinheritor Related terms: coinheritress, inheritress, inheritrix

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