inheritor

English

Alternative forms

• enheritour (obsolete)
• inheritour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English enheriter, enheritour; equivalent to inherit +‎ -or. Displaced Old English ierfenuma.

Noun

inheritor (plural inheritors)

1. Someone who inherits something; an heir.
2. (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.

Derived terms

• coinheritor

Related terms

• coinheritress
• inheritress, inheritrix

Translations

heir — see heir