Heir
Heir (noun) /eəʳ/ US /er/
someone who receives money, property, etc. after the death of another person, beneficiary, recipient, successor, inheritor:
Being the only child of the family, Robert was the sole heir to all of Mr. Smith’s property.
Noun: heirship
Adjective: heirless
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