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noun to be heir to a large fortune是大笔财产的继承人 the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen)王位继承人 the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster the president’s political heirs总统的政治继承者 At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate. He has no heir to leave his fortune to. He is the sole heir to a large mining fortune. He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate. He’s the future heir to the throne. On his brother’s death he became heir apparent to the title. On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir. The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir. The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir. |