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25 Nov 2020
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What does heir mean?
What does heir mean?
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the “next in line” to inherit something (a kingdom, company, etc.)
ex: the prince is the heir of a kingdom.
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The examples above are good. To be an heir implies you are going to inherit something important. You would not say a person was the heir to a box of family pictures, but you would say a person is the heir to a kingdom or the heir to the family fortune.
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