Definition of INHERITOR

inheritor

Meanings

Plural: inheritors

Noun

  • a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  • Someone who inherits something; an heir.
  • A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enheriter, enheritour. Displaced Old English ierfenuma. By surface analysis, inherit + -or.

Synonyms

heir, heritor

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

inheritor is a valid Words With Friends word