inheritor

Definitions

A person who receives money, property, or a title from an ancestor or predecessor.

Someone who succeeds to the position, role, or qualities of another.

Examples

As the sole inheritor of the family estate, she felt a great responsibility to preserve its history.

The young prince was the rightful inheritor of the throne after his father's passing.

Synonyms

heir beneficiary successor legatee scion devisee recipient

Antonyms

predecessor ancestor donor giver bequeather testator grantor