coheritor
Definition
Noun - A joint heir: "coheritor" refers to a person who inherits property or rights jointly with one or more other individuals, typically from the same estate.
Usage Examples
- (She is a joint heir with her brothers and sisters.)
- (He inherited part of the property as one of several heirs.)
Advanced Usage
"to be a coheritor of an estate": to be one of multiple people who inherit an estate.
- She became a coheritor of the mansion after her grandfather passed away. (She inherited the mansion jointly with others.)
"rights of a coheritor": the legal entitlements held jointly with other heirs.
- The court upheld the rights of each coheritor to an equal portion of the inheritance. (The legal claims of each joint heir were protected.)
Variants and Related Words
Coheir (n): a person who inherits jointly with others (a more common synonym for coheritor).
- The two cousins were coheirs to the fortune. (They inherited together.)
Coheiress (n): a female joint heir.
- The coheiress received her share of the estate in land and money. (The woman inheriting jointly got her portion.)
Coheritance (n): the state or condition of inheriting jointly.
- The coheritance was divided equally among the four children. (The joint inheritance was split evenly.)
Synonyms
- Joint heir: a person who inherits together with others.
- Co-legatee: a person who receives a legacy jointly with another.
- Co-beneficiary: a person who benefits from a will or trust along with others.
Related Idioms
- To share in the inheritance: to be a coheritor of something.
- They all shared in the inheritance equally. (They were coheritors of the estate.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Inherit jointly: to receive property or rights together with others.
- The siblings inherited the house jointly after their parents died. (They became coheritors of the house.)