heir in All languages combined

The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Synonyms: inheritor Derived forms: heirdom, heirship Derived forms (héritage, patrimoine): inheritance Derived forms (hériter): inherit Derived forms (héritier apparent): heir apparent Derived forms (héritier présomptif): heir presumptive Derived forms (héritière): heiress Derived forms (patrimoine): heritage Derived forms (patrimoine, héritage): heirloom [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

Categories (other): Lemmes en anglais, Lexique en anglais de la monarchie, Lexique en anglais de l’argent, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en ancien français, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en latin, Noms communs en anglais, Termes en anglais à h muet, Anglais

Inflected forms

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"heir" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Ancien français]

Noun [Anglais]

Inflected forms