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Webster 1913 Edition
Inheritor
In-her′it-or
,Noun.
One who inherits; an heir.
Born
inheritors
of the dignity. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inheritor
INHER'ITOR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
inheritor
inheritor
English
Alternative forms
- enheritour (obsolete)
- inheritour (obsolete)
Noun
inheritor (plural inheritors)
- Someone who inherits something; an heir.
- (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
Translations
heir — see heir