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Erbe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • heir noun A person legally entitled to inherit someone's property, money, or title after they die.
  • heritage noun Traditions, buildings, culture, or values passed down from earlier generations.
  • inheritance noun Money, property, or possessions passed to someone after a person's death.
  • legacy noun Money or property left to someone in a will.
  • successor noun A person or thing that follows and takes the place of another.

Senses

Erbe is used for these senses in English:

  • heir Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
  • heir One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
  • heritage An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • heritage A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
  • heritage A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  • inheritance (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).
  • legacy Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
  • successor The next heir in order or succession.

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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