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What does heir mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word heir? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
  2. One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
  3. A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
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I judged an award that was funded by the wealthy heir of a media fortune and administered by a reputable arts organization.
Both candidates are portraying themselves as the sole true heir of Reaganism.
The practice of kinetic art in Latin America is heir to such European movements as Futurism and Constructivism.
A law was passed in 1911 to make Charlotte Prince Louis' acknowledged heir and a member of the royal family.
The family line is passed through the male heir and so it is important to people to have a male offspring.
She even insisted that Mary was the rightful heir to the throne of England.

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