as in heirs
a person who has the right to inherit property
the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee
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heirs
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Other notable Guinness heirs include fashion Daphne Guinness, designer Jasmine Guinness, Julia Samuel, and Hugo Guinness.—
Lea Veloso,
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The male heirs of the Baskerville family are being dispatched one by one.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Legatees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legatees. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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