Plural of heir
regular plural
The plural of heir is heirs.
Forms of heir
| Singular | heir /ˈɛə̯/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | heirs |
| Countable | countable |
Heirs in a sentence
- In ancient Greece, the Spartans developed rules that consolidated property into a narrow class of heirs, while the growing population of people left behind were reclassified as hypomeiones—inferiors.2023 January 16, Evan Osnos, “The Getty Family’s Trust Issues”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening through parcellation and civil wars between the heirs.From the entry partition
- The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.From the entry provisory
- All the jewelry went to her heirs.From the entry go to
Meaning of heir
- noun Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
- noun One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
- noun A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
Questions about the plural of heir
- What is the plural of heir?
- The plural of heir is heirs.
- Is heir countable?
- Heir is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heir (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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