Obsolete form of heir.

plural of heire

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.

(transitive, intransitive) To inherit.

simple past tense and past participle of heir

plural of heir

present participle of heir

(law) In the law of inheritance, an heir who is legally entitled to inherit the property of a person who has died, even though that heir is only distantly related to the deceased, and therefore has no reason to feel bereaved over the death.

(law) A person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the party or of the relationship at the time the will was written.

(usually monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.