heir/eə(r); ɛr/ n~ (to sth) person with the legal right to receive property, etc when the owner dies 继承人 be heir to a large fortune, a title, the throne 是大笔财产、 头衔、 王位的继承人 She made her stepson (her) heir. 她让丈夫与前妻生的儿子做自己的继承人.
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