heritor

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There is a story of another Az�nor, who, according to local history, married Yves, heritor of Kermorvan, in the 361 year 1400.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Among the persons drawn to Baldarroch by these occurrences were the heritor, the minister, and all the elders of the Kirk, under whose superintendence an investigation was immediately commenced.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 by Mackay, Charles

His principal heritor was the Lord Elphinstone of the time, and unfortunately the minister and the peer were not on good terms, and always ready to annoy each other by sharp sayings or otherwise.

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

"Ah! hadst thou liked me less and loved me more, Through all these summer days of joy and rain, I had not now been sorrow's heritor, Or stood a lackey in the House of Pain."

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur

"Say rather in your power, dame Shirley!" rejoined he, determined to cut out the Linton heritor by one bold stroke.

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