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inheritor

[in-her-i-ter] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tər /






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A little known group called Tashkil al-Waritheen, or the Inheritor, claimed responsibility for the attack on al-Harir.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Inheritor of the late Governor Ritchie's conservative mantle is dapper, jut-jawed Senator Millard Tydings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus mused a madcap young, who drove Through clouds of dust at postal pace, By the decree of Mighty Jove, Inheritor of all his race.

From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry

Thus perish all things, save the spirit free, Inheritor of immortality!

From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)

Inheritor of a handsome fortune made by his father and his grandfather in trade.

From Miss or Mrs? by Collins, Wilkie




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