Being an only child, he was the sole inheritor.
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Inheritor
Synonyms for "inheritor" (63 found)
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Noun(2 words)
apparent heirbackup manbeneficiary heirbreedbroodchildrencoparcenerdescendantdescendantsdescentfamily
Strong matches (19)
fideicommissary heirfiduciary heirfruitgrandchildrengreat-grandchildrenheirheir apparentheir expectantheir generalheir in tailheir of entailheir of inventoryheir of lineheir portionerheir presumptiveheir whatsoeverheiressheirsheritor
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Noun(5 words)
hostages to fortuneinheritorsinheritressinheritrixissuejoint heirkidslineagelittle onesnew generationnext in lineoffspringposteritypresumptive heirprogenyremaindermanreplacementreversionerrising generationseed
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6 entriescultural inheritorinheritor of estateinheritor rightsinheritor statuslegal inheritorproperty inheritor
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