heir

Mirasçı; mülk, unvan veya konum miras alan kişi

A person who inherits or is legally entitled to inherit property, title, or position from another, especially upon that person's death.

• She is the sole heir to her grandmother's estate.
• The prince is the heir to the throne.
• They named their nephew as heir in the will.
• Legal disputes over who qualifies as the legitimate heir can delay the settlement of estates for years, particularly in cases involving ambiguous wills.
• The corporate board faced uncertainty when the founder passed away without designating an heir to assume leadership of the family-owned enterprise.
• Anthropologists have documented how different cultures establish rules determining which child becomes the primary heir to family property and social status.

Eş anlamlılar: inheritor, beneficiary, successor, legatee

Zıt anlamlılar: testator, donor, benefactor