"heir" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛɚ/ [US], /ɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-heir.ogg [US] Forms: heirs [plural], heiress [feminine]
enPR: âr Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|heir}} Middle English heir, {{der|en|xno|eir}} Anglo-Norman eir, {{m|fro|heir}} heir, {{der|en|la|hērēs}} Latin hērēs Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|heirs|feminine|heiress}} heir (plural heirs, feminine heiress)
  1. Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: beneficiary, inheritor
    Sense id: en-heir-en-noun-Ll3Y2KpC Disambiguation of People: 44 20 31 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 4 26
  2. One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. Synonyms: inheritor Translations (one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office): κληρόνομος (klērónomos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), насле́дник (naslédnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), насле́дничка (naslédnička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hereu [masculine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (chǔ, chú) (Chinese Mandarin), dědic [masculine] (Czech), dědička [feminine] (Czech), opvolger [masculine] (Dutch), opvolgster [feminine] (Dutch), perillinen (Finnish), vallanperijä (Finnish), kruununperillinen (Finnish), héritier [masculine] (French), héritière [feminine] (French), herdeiro (Galician), Thronerbe [masculine] (German), κληρονόμος (klironómos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), יוֹרֵשׁ (yorésh) [masculine] (Hebrew), יורשת [feminine] (Hebrew), örökös (Hungarian), oidhre [masculine] (Irish), beangán [masculine] (Irish), erede [masculine] (Italian), 継承者 (keishōsha) (alt: けいしょうしゃ) (Japanese), 계승자 (gyeseungja) (alt: 繼承者) (Korean), kaiwhakakapi (Maori), whākapi (Maori), następca [masculine] (Polish), następczyni [feminine] (Polish), sukcesor [masculine] (Polish), sukcesorka [feminine] (Polish), herdeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), moștenitor [masculine] (Romanian), moștenitoare [feminine] (Romanian), прее́мник (prejémnik) [masculine] (Russian), прее́мница (prejémnica) [feminine] (Russian), oighre [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), dedič [masculine] (Slovak), dedička [feminine] (Slovak), heredero [masculine] (Spanish), mrithi (Swahili), arvinge [common-gender] (Swedish), รัชทายาท (rát-chá-taa-yâat) (Thai), aer [masculine] (Welsh), aerod [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-heir-en-noun-hlb0p4e1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 4 26 Disambiguation of 'one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office': 22 76 1
  3. A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor. Synonyms: successor Translations (successor in a role): nástupce [masculine] (Czech), nástupkyně [feminine] (Czech), opvolger [masculine] (Dutch), opvolgster [feminine] (Dutch), seuraaja (Finnish), manttelinperijä (Finnish), héritier [masculine] (French), héritière [feminine] (French), successeur (French), sucesor (Galician), herdeiro (Galician), διάδοχος (diádochos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), יוֹרֵשׁ (yorésh) [masculine] (Hebrew), יורשת [feminine] (Hebrew), örökös (Hungarian), erede [masculine] (Italian), successore [masculine] (Italian), 継承者 (keishōsha) (alt: けいしょうしゃ) (Japanese), kawa (Maori), whākapi (Maori), kaiwhakakapi (Maori), następca [masculine] (Polish), następczyni [feminine] (Polish), sucessor [masculine] (Portuguese), herdeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), succesor [masculine] (Romanian), succesoare [feminine] (Romanian), moștenitor [masculine] (Romanian), moștenitoare [feminine] (Romanian), прее́мник (prejémnik) [masculine] (Russian), прее́мница (prejémnica) [feminine] (Russian), nástupca [masculine] (Slovak), nástupkyňa [feminine] (Slovak), sucesor [masculine] (Spanish), ผู้สืบทอด (Thai)
    Sense id: en-heir-en-noun-9bpzmacS Disambiguation of 'successor in a role': 4 3 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heire [obsolete] Translations (one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another): trashëgimtar [masculine] (Albanian), κληρόνομος (klērónomos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), وَارِث (wāriṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), وَارِثَة (wāriṯa) [feminine] (Arabic), وارس (wāris) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ورتة (wərəta) (english: all the heirs) [Moroccan-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), hereu [masculine] (Aragonese), ժառանգ (žaṙang) (Armenian), herederu [masculine] (Asturian), varis (Azerbaijani), jaraunsle (Basque), oinordeko (Basque), oinorde (Basque), насле́днік (nasljédnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), насле́дніца (nasljédnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), насле́дник (naslédnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), насле́дничка (naslédnička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hereu [masculine] (Catalan), hereter [masculine] (Catalan), manununod (Cebuano), 繼承人 (Chinese Mandarin), 继承人 (jìchéngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 繼承者 (Chinese Mandarin), 继承者 (jìchéngzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), dědic [masculine] (Czech), dědička [feminine] (Czech), arving [common-gender] (Danish), erfgenaam [masculine] (Dutch), erfgename [feminine] (Dutch), E9-w-a-w-A1 (jwꜥw) (Egyptian), heredanto (Esperanto), pärija (Estonian), hereeru (Extremaduran), perillinen (Finnish), perijä (Finnish), héritier [masculine] (French), héritière [feminine] (French), successeur [masculine] (French), successeuse [feminine] (French), successrice [feminine] (French), herdeiro [masculine] (Galician), heree [archaic, masculine] (Galician), მემკვიდრე (memḳvidre) (Georgian), Erbe [masculine] (German), Erbin [feminine] (German), 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰 (arbja) [masculine] (Gothic), 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐍉 (arbjō) [feminine] (Gothic), κληρονόμος (klironómos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), יוֹרֵשׁ (yorésh) [masculine] (Hebrew), יורשת [feminine] (Hebrew), manonod (Higaonon), वारिस (vāris) [masculine] (Hindi), örökös (Hungarian), Erreb [masculine] (Hunsrik), erfingi [masculine] (Icelandic), pewaris (Indonesian), oidhre [masculine] (Irish), beangán [masculine] (Irish), erede [feminine, masculine] (Italian), ereditiera [feminine] (Italian), 相続人 (sōzokunin) (alt: そうぞくにん) (Japanese), 跡取り (atotori) (alt: あととり) (Japanese), 継承者 (keishōsha) (alt: けいしょうしゃ) (Japanese), erderu (Kabuverdianu), мұрагер (mūrager) (Kazakh), ទាយាទ (tiəyiət) (Khmer), 상속인 (sangsogin) (alt: 相續人) (Korean), 계승자 (gyeseungja) (alt: 繼承者) (Korean), мураскор (muraskor) (Kyrgyz), мурасчы (murascı) (Kyrgyz), ທາຍາດ (thā nyāt) (Lao), hērēs [feminine, masculine] (Latin), mantinieks [masculine] (Latvian), mantiniece [feminine] (Latvian), įpėdinis [masculine] (Lithuanian), paveldėtojas [masculine] (Lithuanian), paveldėtoja [feminine] (Lithuanian), derbnik [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), наследник (naslednik) [masculine] (Macedonian), наследничка (naslednička) [feminine] (Macedonian), pewaris (Malay), waris (Malay), whākapi (Maori), kaiwhakakapi (Maori), kairīwhi (Maori), mîratgir (Northern Kurdish), wêris (Northern Kurdish), arving [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), eiretièr [masculine] (Occitan), وارث (wāres) [masculine] (Pashto), وارث (vâres) (Persian), erede [masculine] (Piedmontese), Oaw [feminine] (Plautdietsch), spadkobierca [masculine] (Polish), spadkobierczyni [feminine] (Polish), dziedzic [masculine] (Polish), dziedziczka [feminine] (Polish), sukcesor [masculine] (Polish), sukcesorka [feminine] (Polish), herdeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), moștenitor [masculine] (Romanian), moștenitoare [feminine] (Romanian), насле́дник (naslédnik) [masculine] (Russian), насле́дница (naslédnica) [feminine] (Russian), oighre [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), на́следнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), на́сљеднӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), на́следница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), на́сљедница [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), následnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), násljednīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), následnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), násljednica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dedič [masculine] (Slovak), dedička [feminine] (Slovak), dedič [masculine] (Slovene), dedinja [feminine] (Slovene), heredero [masculine] (Spanish), mrithi (Swahili), arvtagare [common-gender] (Swedish), arvinge [common-gender] (Swedish), arvtagerska (english: heiress) [common-gender] (Swedish), tagapagmana (Tagalog), ворис (voris) (Tajik), ทายาท (taa-yâat) (Thai), vâris (Turkish), mirasçı (Turkish), 𐎐𐎈𐎍 (nḥl) (Ugaritic), спадкоє́мець (spadkojémecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спадкоє́миця (spadkojémycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), наслі́дник (naslídnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), наслі́дниця (naslídnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), وارث (vāris) [masculine] (Urdu), ۋارىس (waris) (Uyghur), voris (Uzbek), merosxoʻr (Uzbek), người thừa kế (Vietnamese), eritî [masculine] (Walloon), eritresse [feminine] (Walloon), etifedd [masculine] (Welsh), aer [masculine] (Welsh), aerod [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
Derived forms: forced heir, heir apparency, heir apparent, heir-at-law, heir at law, heir by custom, heiress, heir general, heir-loom, heirloom, heir of the body, heir of the line, heir portioner, heir presumptive, hereditary, heritage, inherit, inheritance, inheritor, laughing heir, laughing heir statute, legal heir, pretermitted heir, service of an heir, statutory heir Disambiguation of 'one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another': 52 46 2

Verb

IPA: /ɛɚ/ [US], /ɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-heir.ogg [US] Forms: heirs [present, singular, third-person], heiring [participle, present], heired [participle, past], heired [past]
enPR: âr Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|heir}} Middle English heir, {{der|en|xno|eir}} Anglo-Norman eir, {{m|fro|heir}} heir, {{der|en|la|hērēs}} Latin hērēs Head templates: {{en-verb}} heir (third-person singular simple present heirs, present participle heiring, simple past and past participle heired)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To inherit. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: legatee, devisee
    Sense id: en-heir-en-verb-2s4H6reu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English determiners, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 35 4 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 27 3 43 Disambiguation of Middle English determiners: 6 16 16 3 31 1 1 18 0 1 6 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 16 2 28 1 1 18 1 1 6 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heire [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
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          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "vallanperijä"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "kruununperillinen"
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          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
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          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "herdeiro"
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          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Thronerbe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironómos",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "κληρονόμος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "klērónomos",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "κληρόνομος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yorésh",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "יורשת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "örökös"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oidhre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beangán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "erede"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "alt": "けいしょうしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keishōsha",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "継承者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "alt": "繼承者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeseungja",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "계승자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "kaiwhakakapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "whākapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "następca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "następczyni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sukcesor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sukcesorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "herdeiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "moștenitor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moștenitoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prejémnik",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "прее́мник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prejémnica",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прее́мница"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oighre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dedič"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dedička"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heredero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "mrithi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "arvinge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "rát-chá-taa-yâat",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "word": "รัชทายาท"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 76 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "aerod"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor."
      ],
      "id": "en-heir-en-noun-9bpzmacS",
      "links": [
        [
          "successor",
          "successor"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "continuity",
          "continuity"
        ],
        [
          "predecessor",
          "predecessor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "successor"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nástupce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nástupkyně"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "opvolger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "opvolgster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "seuraaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "manttelinperijä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "héritier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "héritière"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "successeur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "sucesor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "herdeiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diádochos",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "διάδοχος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yorésh",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "יורשת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "örökös"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "erede"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "successore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "alt": "けいしょうしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keishōsha",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "継承者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "kawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "whākapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "kaiwhakakapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "następca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "następczyni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sucessor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "herdeiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "succesor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "succesoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "moștenitor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "moștenitoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prejémnik",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "прее́мник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prejémnica",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прее́мница"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nástupca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nástupkyňa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sucesor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 3 92",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "successor in a role",
          "word": "ผู้สืบทอด"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "air"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Ayr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ere"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eyre"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "are (unit of measurement)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "err (one pronunciation)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "e'er (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-heir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-us-heir.ogg/En-us-heir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-us-heir.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "âr"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "heire"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trashëgimtar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wāriṯ",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وَارِث"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wāriṯa",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "وَارِثَة"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wāris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وارس"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ary",
      "english": "all the heirs",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wərəta",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ورتة"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙang",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ժառանգ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herederu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "varis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "jaraunsle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "oinordeko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "oinorde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nasljédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́днік"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nasljédnica",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дніца"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnička",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дничка"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "manununod"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "繼承人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéngrén",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "继承人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "繼承者"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéngzhě",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "继承者"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dědic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dědička"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arving"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erfgenaam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erfgename"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "jwꜥw",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "E9-w-a-w-A1"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "heredanto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pärija"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ext",
      "lang": "Extremaduran",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "hereeru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "perillinen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "perijä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héritier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "héritière"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "successeur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "successeuse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "successrice"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heree"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "memḳvidre",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "მემკვიდრე"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arbja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arbjō",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐍉"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironómos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρονόμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klērónomos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρόνομος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yorésh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "יורשת"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mba",
      "lang": "Higaonon",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "manonod"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vāris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वारिस"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "örökös"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "hrx",
      "lang": "Hunsrik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Erreb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erfingi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pewaris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beangán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ereditiera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "alt": "そうぞくにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōzokunin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "相続人"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "alt": "あととり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "atotori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "跡取り"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "alt": "けいしょうしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keishōsha",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "継承者"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "erderu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mūrager",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мұрагер"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tiəyiət",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ទាយាទ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "alt": "相續人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sangsogin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "상속인"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "alt": "繼承者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeseungja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "계승자"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "mîratgir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "wêris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "muraskor",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мураскор"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "murascı",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мурасчы"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thā nyāt",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ທາຍາດ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hērēs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mantinieks"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mantiniece"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įpėdinis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paveldėtojas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paveldėtoja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslednik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наследник"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslednička",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наследничка"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pewaris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "waris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "whākapi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "kaiwhakakapi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "kairīwhi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arving"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eiretièr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "wāres",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وارث"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vâres",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "وارث"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oaw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spadkobierca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spadkobierczyni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dziedzic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesorka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitoare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédnica",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дница"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oighre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́следнӣк"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 46 2",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wāriṯa",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "وَارِثَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wāris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وارس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "english": "all the heirs",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wərəta",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ورتة"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙang",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ժառանգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herederu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "varis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "jaraunsle"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "oinordeko"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "oinorde"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nasljédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́днік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nasljédnica",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дніца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnička",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дничка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "manununod"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "繼承人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéngrén",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "继承人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "繼承者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìchéngzhě",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "继承者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dědic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dědička"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arving"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erfgenaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erfgename"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "jwꜥw",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "E9-w-a-w-A1"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "heredanto"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pärija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ext",
      "lang": "Extremaduran",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "hereeru"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "perillinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "perijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héritier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "héritière"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "successeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "successeuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "successrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heree"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "memḳvidre",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "მემკვიდრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbin"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arbja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "arbjō",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐍉"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironómos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρονόμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klērónomos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρόνομος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yorésh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "יורשת"
    },
    {
      "code": "mba",
      "lang": "Higaonon",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "manonod"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vāris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वारिस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "örökös"
    },
    {
      "code": "hrx",
      "lang": "Hunsrik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Erreb"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erfingi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pewaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beangán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ereditiera"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうぞくにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōzokunin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "相続人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あととり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "atotori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "跡取り"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいしょうしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keishōsha",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "継承者"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "erderu"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mūrager",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мұрагер"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tiəyiət",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ទាយាទ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "相續人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sangsogin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "상속인"
    },
    {
      "alt": "繼承者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeseungja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "계승자"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "mîratgir"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "wêris"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "muraskor",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мураскор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "murascı",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "мурасчы"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thā nyāt",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ທາຍາດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hērēs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mantinieks"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mantiniece"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įpėdinis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paveldėtojas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paveldėtoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslednik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наследник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naslednička",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наследничка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "pewaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "waris"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "whākapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "kaiwhakakapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "kairīwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arving"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eiretièr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "wāres",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وارث"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vâres",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "وارث"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spadkobierca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spadkobierczyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dziedzic"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédnica",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дница"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oighre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́следнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́сљеднӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́следница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "на́сљедница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "následnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "násljednīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "následnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "násljednica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dedič"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedička"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dedič"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedinja"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "derbnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heredero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "mrithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arvtagare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arvinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "heiress",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arvtagerska"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "tagapagmana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "voris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ворис"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "taa-yâat",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ทายาท"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "vâris"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "mirasçı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "nḥl",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "𐎐𐎈𐎍"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spadkojémecʹ",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спадкоє́мець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spadkojémycja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спадкоє́миця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naslídnyk",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наслі́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "naslídnycja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наслі́дниця"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "vāris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "وارث"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "waris",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "ۋارىس"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "voris"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "merosxoʻr"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "word": "người thừa kế"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eritî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eritresse"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etifedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aerod"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslédnička",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дничка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hereu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "儲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǔ, chú",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "储"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dědic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dědička"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opvolger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opvolgster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "perillinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "vallanperijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "kruununperillinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héritier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "héritière"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Thronerbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironómos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρονόμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klērónomos",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κληρόνομος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yorésh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "יורשת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "örökös"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oidhre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beangán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいしょうしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keishōsha",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "継承者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "繼承者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeseungja",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "계승자"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "kaiwhakakapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "whākapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "następca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "następczyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sukcesorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moștenitoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prejémnik",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прее́мник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prejémnica",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прее́мница"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oighre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dedič"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dedička"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heredero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "mrithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arvinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rát-chá-taa-yâat",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "word": "รัชทายาท"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aerod"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nástupce"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nástupkyně"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opvolger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opvolgster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "seuraaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "manttelinperijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héritier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "héritière"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "successeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "sucesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "herdeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diádochos",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "διάδοχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yorésh",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יוֹרֵשׁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "יורשת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "örökös"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erede"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "successore"
    },
    {
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "successor in a role",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "successor in a role",
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      "word": "nástupkyňa"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "successor in a role",
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "successor in a role",
      "word": "ผู้สืบทอด"
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  ],
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}

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