vallanperijä — meaning in English

English meaning

• heir noun A person legally entitled to inherit someone's property, money, or title after they die.
• successor noun A person or thing that follows and takes the place of another.

Senses

vallanperijä is used for these senses in English:

• heir One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
• successor A person who inherits a title or office.

heir — full definition

1. noun A person legally entitled to inherit someone's property, money, or title after they die.
2. noun Someone regarded as continuing or succeeding a predecessor's legacy in a non-legal sense.

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