Inheritor
Inheritor noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.
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Synonyms for Inheritor
Offspring and inheritor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Offspring" instead a noun "Inheritor".
Offspring
Offspring noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
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How words are described
| legitimate | legitimate inheritor | legitimate offspring |
| actual | actual inheritor | actual offspring |
| potential | potential inheritor | potential offspring |
| improbable | improbable inheritor | improbable offspring |
| Other adjectives: possible. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Offing the Offspring: If your heir is an Inadequate Inheritor, or has failed to produce a son with the ageing Duke of Norfolk's daughter and only child, or just isn't in line for all the nifty titles your second son by another wife is, this is always an option.
Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings -
Inadequate Inheritor: Finally averted with Christian (and Ruaridh), as Blair is clearly not impressed with the previous generations of offspring produced by him and his ex-wife Keely.
Source: Literature / Illuminated - And Divine Intervention is implied to be why nuclear weapons don't work Divine Parentage: An Inheritor is the offspring of a mortal and one of the many deities out there.
Source: Tabletop Game / Witch Craft
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