"heritor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heritors [plural]
Etymology: Compare Latin herator, from Latin heres (“an heir”). Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{cog|la|herator}} Latin herator, {{lena}}, {{cog|la|heres||an heir}} Latin heres (“an heir”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} heritor (plural heritors)
  1. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
    Sense id: en-heritor-en-noun-Xy-ZrCot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (Scots law) A proprietor or landholder in a parish. Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-heritor-en-noun-SLB-ELT9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heretor, heritour [obsolete] Coordinate_terms: heritress, heritrix

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