héritier
Meanings
Noun
1. heir (someone in line to inherit)
Examples10
Il a fait de moi son héritier.
He made me his heir.
Personne ne meurt sans héritiers.
Nobody dies without heirs.
Les Anglais sont les héritiers de la liberté.
The English are the heirs of freedom.
Le duc a marié sa fille au prince héritier.
The duke married his daughter off to the crown prince.
Le fils aîné du roi est l'héritier du trône.
The king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
Son gendre sera l'héritier de cette immense fortune.
His son-in-law will be the heir to the enormous fortune.