inheritor
English
Alternative forms
- enheritour (obsolete)
- inheritour (obsolete)
Etymology
inherit + -or
Noun
inheritor (plural inheritors)
- Someone who inherits something; an heir.
- (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.
Derived terms
- coinheritor
Related terms
- coinheritress
- inheritress, inheritrix
Translations
heir — see heir