as in heir
a person who has the right to inherit property
all of the heirs at law must be located before settlement of the estate is completed
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heir
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The heirs receiving them have different plans.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Five businesses currently have active 20-year licenses, including Greenland Water Bank, which is reportedly associated with Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Heir at law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20at%20law. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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