inheritor
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- enheritour (obsolete)
- inheritour (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English enheriter, enheritour; equivalent to inherit + -or. Displaced Old English ierfenuma.
Noun
[edit]inheritor (plural inheritors)
- Someone who inherits something; an heir.
- (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]heir — see heir