L'héritier (en. The heir)

le eh-ree-tee-ay

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

The one who inherits a property or a right.

The heir to the family fortune must assume responsibility.

L'héritier de la fortune familiale doit assumer la responsabilité.

Direct descendant in a lineage.

He is the heir to the tradition of music in his family.

Il est l'héritier de la tradition de la musique dans sa famille.

A person who is granted a right or a quality.

She considers herself the heiress of a long history of artists.

Elle se considère comme l'héritière d'une longue histoire d'artistes.

The word comes from the Latin 'hereditarius', which means 'relating to inheritance'.

the presumptive heir

The potential successor who has the right to inherit.

l'héritier présomptif

the universal heir

The one who inherits the entire estate of a person.

l'héritier universel

to be an heir of

To receive or be the recipient of an inheritance.

être héritier de

heritage

What is transmitted by inheritance.

héritage

to institute an heir

To designate someone as an heir.

instituer un héritier

will

An act by which a person designates their heirs.

testament

Little lucky one who inherits a great fortune.

Look at that guy, he's an heir, he has never worked a day in his life.

Regarde ce gars, c'est un héritier, il n'a jamais travaillé de sa vie.

Someone privileged thanks to a family inheritance.

He acts cool, but he's just an heir.

Il se la joue, mais c'est juste un héritier.