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heir

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(âr)

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Inglés	Español
heir n	(inheritance) (herencia)	heredero, heredera nm, nf
legatario, legataria nm, nf
When his dad died, Larry became the heir to a fortune.
Cuando su padre murió, Larry se convirtió en el heredero de una fortuna.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
heir n	(to throne) (trono)	heredero, heredera nm, nf
After Charles' cousin died, he became the heir to the throne.
Después de que el primo de Charles muriese, él llegó a ser el heredero al trono.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
bodily heirs npl	archaic (law: descendants)	herederos nmpl
coheir, co-heir n	(law: joint inheritor)	coheredero, coheredera nm, nf
collateral heir n	(law: indirect descendant)	heredero colateral, heredera colateral loc nm, loc nf
heredero consanguíneo, heredera consanguínea loc nm, loc nf
expectant heir n	(law: assumes inheritance)	heredero expectante, heredera expectante nm, nf + adj
persona con expectativa de heredar nf + loc prep
forced heir n	(law: not determined by deceased)	heredero forzoso, heredera forzosa nm, nf + adj
heir apparent n	(inheritance: first in line)	heredero natural, heredera natural loc nm, loc nf
(realeza)	príncipe heredero, princesa heredera loc nm, loc nf
primero en la línea de sucesión, primera en la línea de sucesión loc nm, loc nf
Prince Charles is heir apparent to the British throne.
El príncipe Carlos es el heredero natural de la corona británica.
heir apparent n	figurative (role: likely successor)	posible sucesor, posible sucesora adj +nm, nf
After Ms. Collings' resignation, Mr. Rubin was considered her heir apparent.
Cuando La Sra. Collings renunció, se consideró al Sr. Rubin como posible sucesor.
heir at law n	(law: heir by blood relation)	heredero legítimo, heredera legítima loc nm, loc nf
heredero forzoso, heredera forzosa loc nm, loc nf
heir conventional n	(law: inherit by agreement)	heredero por contrato loc nm, loc nf
heredero convencional loc nm, loc nf
heir general n	(law: person inheriting when no will)	heredero legítimo loc nom m
heir presumptive n	(law: expected heir)	heredero presunto, heredera presunta loc nm, loc nf
heredero presuntivo, heredera presunta loc nm, loc nf
heir testamentary n	(law: inherit by will)	heredero testamentario, heredera testamentaria loc nm, loc nf
heredero instituido, heredera instituida loc nm, loc nf
sole heir n	(law: inherit whole estate)	heredero único, heredera única nm, nf + adj
único heredero, única heredera adj + nm, nf

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'heir' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

bear - benefit of inventory - crown prince - dauphin - distributee - heir at law - heir presumptive - infante - inherit - Prince of Wales

Spanish:

heredero - sucesor - mayorazgo - continuador - delfín - heredero natural - heredero presunto - heredero abintestato - heredero absoluto - heredero adoptivo - heredero colateral - heredero en expectativa - heredero en línea directa - heredero fideicomisario - heredero forzoso - heredero legítimo - heredero testamentario - heredero único - heredero universal - heredero de la Corona

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Synonyms: heiress, next in line, successor, inheritor, beneficiary, more...

Collocations: seen as heirs of the [movement, style], named a [daughter, son, distant relative] to be the heir, the heir to the [fortune, estate], more...

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