heritor

Meanings

Plural: heritors

Noun

a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English heriter, from Anglo-Norman heriter, Old French heritier, earlier eretier, eritier, from Late Latin hērēditārium (from the adjective hērēditārius (“hereditary”)), which took the place of hērēs (“heir”). In the 16th century conformed to agent nouns in -our, -or. By surface analysis, herit + -or.

Synonyms

heir, inheritor

Scrabble Score: 10

heritor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
heritor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heritor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

heritor is a valid Words With Friends word