heritor

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This Herod knew one born should be, One born should be of true lineage, That should be right heritor; For he but by the Emperor Was made by usurpage.

From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.

In 1740, Mr Oliphant, as almost sole heritor, intruded the Rev. John M'Leish into the parish, in opposition to the wishes of a large majority of the people.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

An old heritor once said to me that the only thing that really roused the devil in a Scotsman's heart was trespassing on his ecclesiastical allotment.'

From Victory out of Ruin by Maclean, Norman

A new call in 1769 was signed neither by heritor, elder, or head of family.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

"Ye'll hae nae want o' thae sma' heritor creatures after ye, dame," said he, as he condescended to sit down by the blushing widow.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various