Descendant and Inheritor

Descendant

Descendant noun - A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.

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Inheritor and descendant are semantically related in successor topic. In some cases you can use "Inheritor" instead a noun "Descendant".

Nearby Words: descend, descent, descending, descender, descendance

Inheritor noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.

Usage example: someday that little boy will become the inheritor of one of the largest private fortunes in the country

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Descendant and inheritor are semantically related in heir topic. You can use "Descendant" instead a noun "Inheritor".

current	current descendant	current inheritor
true	true descendant	true inheritor
legitimate	legitimate descendant	legitimate inheritor
actual	actual descendant	actual inheritor
Other adjectives: real, main, worthy, heroic, sole, possible, next.

Inadequate Inheritor: Giles sees Owen as this, lamenting that "the blood's gotten thin" when he finds out his descendant is a historian, not a warrior.

Source: Literature / Deathstalker
In Dark Souls, the Primordial Serpent Kaathe claims that the Chosen Undead is a descendant of the Furtive Pygmy and the inheritor of the Dark Soul, the fourth Lord Soul, and the one destined to end the Age of Fire and usher in the Age of Dark as the Dark Lord.

Source: Divine Parentage

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