İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. i. vâris, mirasçı, kalıtçı. vâris, mirasçi, kalitçi. varis. varis. i. vâris, mirasçı, kalıtçı. varis, mirasçı.
2. varis.
3. varis. mirasçı. kalıtçı.
4. mirasçı. vâris. kalıtçı. mahfuz hisse.
5. vâris. mirasçi. kalitçi.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Latin hered-, heres; akin to Greek chEros bereaved
Pronunciation : 'ar, 'er
Function : noun
Date : 13th century

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1. one who inherits the property or position of another, inheritor, successor, beneficiary. heir\heir\ , n. [oe. heir, eir, hair, of. heir, eir, f. hoir, l. heres; of uncertain origin. cf. hereditary, heritage.].
2. one who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter. i am my father's heir and only son.
3. one who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues. and i his heir in misery alone.heir apparent. (law.) see: under apparent.heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a right to inherit all his intestate estate. (law dict.).heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative, or by some other contingency.heir \heir\ , v. t. to inherit; to succeed to. [r.] one only daughter heired the royal state.heir n.
4. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: inheritor, heritor].
5. a person who inherits some title or office [syn: successor]heir under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives (gen. 21:10; 24:36; 25:5), the eldest son getting a larger portion than the rest. the mosaic law made specific regulations regarding the transmission of real property, which are given in detail in deut. 21:17; num. 27:8; 36:6; 27:9.
6. succession to property was a matter of right and not of favour. christ is the "heir of all things" (heb. 1:2; col. 1:15). believers are heirs of the "promise," "of righteousness," "of the kingdom," "of the world," "of god," "joint heirs" with christ (gal 3:29; heb. 6:17; 11:7; james 2:5; rom. 4:13; 8:17).
7. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one on whom the law bestows the title or property of another at the death of the latter.
8. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
9. To inherit; to succeed to. a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
10. An heir is someone who has the right to inherit a person's money, property, or title when that person dies. the heir to the throne. One who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner. In most jurisdictions, statutes of descent determine transfer of title to property if no will names the recipient. One may be either heir apparent or heir presumptive during the lifetime of the property holder. An heir apparent's right to an inheritance cannot be voided or undone except by exclusion under a valid will. An heir presumptive's right to inherit may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative. In Britain, the heir apparent of the monarch is the eldest son. If there are no sons, the eldest daughter is heiress presumptive. See also primogeniture.