heir's
Belonging to beneficiary
Heir's is the possessive form of heir, indicating something belonging to or associated with a person entitled to inherit.
An heir's claim to the estate, an heir's share of the fortune.
The word appears in legal and family contexts where inheritance rights matter: The heir's attorneys contested the will.
Clearly seen or understood
- presumptiveAssumed without full proof
- designateFormally select or name
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- rightfulLegally or morally valid
appointed · contested · disinherited · intestate · probate · codicil · testament · will
Property and grounds
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- legacyWhat's passed down
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
bequest · trust · inheritance · entitlement · succession · endowment · heirloom · property
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- titleFormal honorific or name
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
bloodline · claim · rightful · position · seat · peerage · nobility · aristocracy
Of the male parent
- mother'sOf the female parent
- ancestor'sOf a predecessor
- benefactor'sBelonging to a helper
- grantor'sPossessive of conveyor
predecessor's · patriarch's · parent's · guardian's · kinship · offspring's
apparent
Clearly seen or understood
- presumptiveAssumed without full proof
- designateFormally select or name
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
rightful · appointed · contested · disinherited · intestate · probate · codicil · testament · will · executor
estate
Property and grounds
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- legacyWhat's passed down
patrimony · bequest · trust · inheritance · entitlement · succession · endowment · heirloom · property · wealth
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
dynasty · bloodline · claim · rightful · position · seat · peerage · nobility · aristocracy · sovereignty
father's
Of the male parent
- mother'sOf the female parent
- ancestor'sOf a predecessor
- benefactor'sBelonging to a helper
grantor's · predecessor's · patriarch's · parent's · guardian's · kinship · offspring's
heir'sdecedent's
Pertaining to the dead
deceased's · predecessor's · benefactor's · grantor's · ancestor's
- heir apparentUnassailable next in line
- royal heirMonarchy's designated successor
- rightful heirPerson legally due inheritance
- lost heirUnlocated inheritance recipient
- male heirSon due inheritance
- legal heirOne lawfully entitled to inherit