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According to Black's Law Dictionary an heir is a person who is entitled to inherit under the laws of intestacy. However, heir is also generally used to describe any person who inherits either by will or intestate succession.
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∙ 13y agoIn law, an heir is a person who is entitled to receive an intestate (without a will) decedent's property under the laws of intestacy. However, informally, people use that term to mean any person who inherits property from an estate either with or without a will.
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∙ 15y agoAn heir is a person who would inherit under the laws of intestacy. The term is also used more informally to mean any person who inherits through testacy or intestacy.
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What does the portuguese word Morgado mean?
It means Heir.
What does heir mean in German?
"Heir" doesn`t exist in the German language. You might mean the word hier, which is "here" in English.
What does heir to heir mean in a will?
"Heir to heir" in a will means that a person is designated as the beneficiary or inheritor of assets who, in turn, designates another person as their beneficiary or inheritor. It establishes a succession plan for the assets to pass from one designated person to another.
What does Du Hast Mein Heir mean in English?
Unfortunately this cannot be fully translated as the word Heir does not exist in German. The rest translates as: you have my
What is the homophone of the word heir?
The homophone of the word "heir" is "air."
Is air a homophone for the word heir?
The homophone for heir is air.
What does the word Samoan Seiuli mean?
SE, article, a, an. SE'I, imperative particle. SULI, n. an heir.
What does the french word heir means in English?
Heir is an English word - the French equivalent is - un héritier.
What is the meaning of heir?
A person who inherits possessions is called an heir. The word heir is a noun. Some synonyms for heir are beneficiary, grantee, inheritor, and successor.
Word for next in line for throne?
The word is heir.
What is the heir past participle?
The word heir is a noun and so doesn't have any tenses.
What is a good sentence for the word heir?
Alex was the heir to her parents' great fortune when they died.
