Heir and Progeny

Heir

Heir noun - A person who inherits some title or office.
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Synonyms for Heir

Progeny and heir are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Progeny" instead a noun "Heir".

Nearby Words: heiress, heirdom

Progeny

Progeny noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

Heir and progeny are semantically related. You can use "Heir" instead a noun "Progeny".

How words are described

known known heir known progeny
direct direct heir direct progeny
chosen chosen heir chosen progeny
real real heir real progeny
Other adjectives: evil, supposed, secret, possible, former, last, surviving, older, adopted, biological.
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