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