(usually monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

plural of laughing heir

(law) In the law of inheritance, an heir who is legally entitled to inherit the property of a person who has died, even though that heir is only distantly related to the deceased, and therefore has no reason to feel bereaved over the death.

plural of heir apparent

plural of heir presumptive

(law) Synonym of heir-at-law

(law) Synonym of heir-at-law

(law) Alternative spelling of heir-at-law

(law) A person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate.

plural of heir at law