Get to know Heir better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like inheritor or recipient. In Dutch this translates to erfgenaam.
Heir in a sentence
Related words
Heir meaning
- Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
- One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
- A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
Using Heir
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. | One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office. | A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
- Useful related words include: inheritor, heritor, recipient, receiver.
- Possible Dutch translations are: erfgenaam, erfgename.
- In the example corpus, heir often appears in combinations such as: heir to, the heir, heir apparent.
Context around Heir
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heir
- In this selection, "heir" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, abbott, newman, natural, apparent, asked and llywelyn stand out and add context to how "heir" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a newman heir and all an heir isn t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heir" sits close to words such as analyzed, clare and composite, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heir
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A suicide, and Simon became the heir. (7 words)
Another possible heir to the dreaded Gallo throne. (8 words)
Benny Gantz was anointed the heir of Yitzhak Rabin on Saturday; no one is a more natural heir. (18 words)
And in a race expected to teem with top Trump officials and former high-profile Trump endorsees, Mr. Sununu is a local dynastic heir who might still stake a greater claim than such competitors to political independence and self-sufficiency. (40 words)
As the only son of the last king, Peter II, who never abdicated, and the last official heir of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he claims to be the rightful heir to the Serbian throne in the event of restoration. (39 words)
At various points in the Murdoch family’s history, all three of Rupert’s kids have been rumored to succeed their father, much like Kendall, Roman, and Shiv have all taken turns as the heir apparent. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
It’d be interesting if Audra found herself with questions about whether she was carrying an Abbott heir or a Newman heir.
Benny Gantz was anointed the heir of Yitzhak Rabin on Saturday; no one is a more natural heir.
Did the heir asked all of them to divide up his property after his death or did he ask only one of them to be his own heir.
As the only son of the last king, Peter II, who never abdicated, and the last official heir of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he claims to be the rightful heir to the Serbian throne in the event of restoration.
As William de Braose had no male heir, Llywelyn strategized that the vast de Braose holdings in south Wales would pass to the heir of Dafydd with Isabella.
He was formally proclaimed Crown Prince and heir apparent on November 2, 1916; but an investiture ceremony was not strictly necessary to confirm this status as heir to the throne.
If the Empress did not give birth to an heir, the Emperor could take a concubine, and the son he had by that concubine would be recognized as heir to the throne.
Should Richard die without an heir, the territory would return to Philip, and if Philip died without an heir, those lands would be considered a part of Normandy.
Across the street in one direction from his shed, his immediate near-neighbours are Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, fellow rocker Bryan Adams and billionaire Tetra Pax heir Hans Rausing.
A cult leader’s heir gets reincarnated in another universe but here, the concept of God does not exist.
After all, an heir isn’t going to complain if they’ve got too much life insurance, but they’ll sure complain if they run out.
Although not exactly considered social media influencers, this charismatic heir and future queen consort have used their presence on Instagram to highlight the work they do within their multiple charities.
And in a race expected to teem with top Trump officials and former high-profile Trump endorsees, Mr. Sununu is a local dynastic heir who might still stake a greater claim than such competitors to political independence and self-sufficiency.
Another possible heir to the dreaded Gallo throne.
As Redgi, heir to the Rat Throne, you must restore your broken Kingdom by banishing the merciless Frog Clan and their ferocious leader, Greenwart.
A suicide, and Simon became the heir.
At various points in the Murdoch family’s history, all three of Rupert’s kids have been rumored to succeed their father, much like Kendall, Roman, and Shiv have all taken turns as the heir apparent.
A year-long pilot project will see professional genealogists and international probate researchers Fraser and Fraser - who regularly feature on the BBC show Heir Hunters - brought in to find family links to their owners.
Brilliant people combined the internet's new love of calling things "babygirl" with the heir apparent to the Waystar Royco empire, fictional nepo baby Kendall Roy.
But her confrontation with Grand Admiral Thrawn is the most anticipated event as he is dubbed as the heir to the Empire.
Common combinations with heir
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- heir to 78×
- the heir 52×
- heir apparent 30×
- heir of 13×
- an heir 13×
- and heir 12×
- heir and 10×
- his heir 7×
- as heir 5×
- true heir 5×