héritier

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French heritier, from Old French eritier, from Latin hērēditārius. Doublet of héréditaire. Cf. also hoir. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /e.ʁi.tje/ Homophone: héritiers Hyphenation: hé‧ri‧tier === Noun === héritier m (plural héritiers, feminine héritière) heir (someone in line to inherit) Synonym: légataire ==== Derived terms ==== héritage héritier apparent héritier présomptif ==== Related terms ==== hérédité hériter hoir === Further reading === “héritier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012