heir
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heir
- /ˈɛə̯/ UK
- [ˈɛə̯] UK
- /ˈɜː/
- [ˈɜː]
- /ˈeː/ Australia
- [ˈeː] Australia
- /ˈe̝ə̯/
- [ˈe̝ə̯]
- /ˈiə̯/
- [ˈiə̯]
- /ˈɛː/ General South African
- [ˈɛː] General South African
- /ˈɛɚ/
- [ˈɛɚ] ~ [ˈɛɹ̩]
- /ˈeɹ/ Scotland
- [ˈeɹ] Scotland
Sounds like air, Ayr, hair (h-dropping), eyre, are (“unit of measurement”), err (one pronunciation), e'er (US), ear (cheer–chair merger), err (fair–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.
noun heirs · heire
- Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.
- One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. As the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales is a very public figure.
- A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor. And I his heir in misery alone.
verb heirs · heiring · heired · heire
- To inherit. […] Leonard Houtz & John Myer to be executors to this my last will & testament & lastly my children shall heir equally, one as much as the other.
