- Heritor
- Heritor Her"it*or, n. [Cf. LL. her?ator, fr. L. heres an heir.] A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
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heritor — [her′ə tər] n. [ME heriter < OFr heritier < ML hereditarius (for L heres, heir) < L, HEREDITARY] an inheritor, or heir … English World dictionary
Heritor — A Heritor by definition Collins English Dictionary (1991) is a person who inherits from the old French heriter to inherit.In Scotland the term Heritor was used to denote the major landowners of a Parish until the early 20th century for example in … Wikipedia
heritor — noun Date: 15th century one that inherits ; inheritor … New Collegiate Dictionary
heritor — /her i teuhr/, n. inheritor. [1375 1425; late ME alter. of ME heriter < MF heritier < L hereditarius HEREDITARY] * * * … Universalium
heritor — noun A person who inherits; an heir or heiress … Wiktionary
heritor — her·i·tor || herɪtÉ™(r) n. inheritor … English contemporary dictionary
heritor — [ hɛrɪtə] noun 1》 Scots Law a proprietor of a heritable object. 2》 a person who inherits … English new terms dictionary
heritor — her·i·tor … English syllables
heritor — her•i•tor [[t]ˈhɛr ɪ tər[/t]] n. inheritor • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
heritor — /ˈhɛrətə/ (say heruhtuh) noun Obsolete → inheritor. {Middle English heriter, from Anglo French, from Latin hērēditārius hereditary} –heritress /ˈhɛrətrəs/ (say heruhtruhs), feminine noun …
