ˈherə̇d.ə(r), -rə̇tə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of Middle English heriter, from Middle French eretier, heritier, from Latin hereditarius, hereditary — more at hereditary
1. : inheritor
2. Scots law : the owner in fee of heritable property or in parochial law of such real property in a parish as is subject to public burdens