I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French eir, heir, from Latin hered-, heres; akin to Greek chēros bereaved Date: 13th century one who inherits or is entitled to inherit property, one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office , one who receives or is entitled to receive some endowment or quality from a parent or predecessor, heirless adjective heirship noun II. transitive verb Date: 14th century inherit
heir apparent noun (plural heirs apparent) Date: 14th century an heir whose right to an inheritance is indefeasible except by exclusion under a valid will if he or she survives the ancestor, heir presumptive , one whose succession especially to a position or role appears certain under existing circumstances
heir at law Date: 1684 heir 1
heir presumptive noun (plural heirs presumptive) Date: circa 1737 an heir whose legal right to an inheritance may be defeated (as by the birth of a nearer relative)
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