Heir

ār, n. one who inherits anything after the death of the owner: one entitled to anything after the present po e or: a child, offspring:— fem. Heire (ār′es). — v.t. Heir , to inherit.— ns. Heir′-appā′rent , the one by law acknowledged to be heir; Heir′-at-law , an heir by legal right; Heir′dom , Heir′ship .— adj. Heir′le , without an heir.— ns. Heir′loom , any piece of furniture or personal property which descends to the heir-at-law by special custom; Heir′-presump′tive , one who will be heir if no nearer relative should be born.— Heir by custom , one whose right as heir is determined by customary modes of descent, as gavelkind, . [O. Fr. heir —L. hēres , an heir.]