coheir

noun

Definition of coheirnext
as in coheiress

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  1. heiress
  2. successor
  3. heir apparent
  4. devisee
Noun
  • Wallace plays Mia, a spoiled heiress who is sent by her grandfather to Palermo, Sicily, without money or her customary luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At her 2016 parole hearing, Krenwinkel described repeatedly stabbing 26-year-old coffee heiress Folger.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heiress
Noun
  • Less heralded but still beloved by Alpine connoisseurs of a certain age is its successor, the A310.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Do not confuse attendance with readiness; give successors real decisions before the transition.
    — Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Ryan Trecartin is the manic heir apparent to this trash-culture bloodline, updating it for a hyperperformative age.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But everyone freely calls Gerrit Kazmaier Bhusri’s heir apparent.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.
    — Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
  • When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Definition of devisee
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