joint-heir

Two siblings are joint-heirs to their family's farm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who inherits property or a title together with one or more others; a co-heir. This term refers to an individual who shares in the inheritance equally with another person or persons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Upon their father’s death, the two brothers became joint-heirs of the family estate. (They both inherited the property together.)
  • The will named her and her cousin as joint-heirs to the fortune. (They share the inheritance equally.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a joint-heir with someone": to share the right of inheritance with another person.

  • In Roman law, a child could be a joint-heir with a distant relative if the will specified. (The child and relative inherited together.)

• "joint-heir in law": a legal status where two or more people are designated to inherit simultaneously.

  • The court recognized them as joint-heirs in law after the intestate death. (They inherited without a will.)

Variants and Related Words

• Co-heir (n): a synonym for joint-heir, meaning a person who inherits with others.

  • The princess and her sister were co-heirs to the kingdom. (They inherited together.)

• Heir (n): a person who inherits property or a title.

  • He is the sole heir to the throne. (He inherits alone.)

• Inheritance (n): property or money received from someone who has died.

  • The joint-heirs divided the inheritance equally. (They split the inherited assets.)

Synonyms

• Co-heir: a person who inherits together with others.
• Co-inheritor: someone who shares an inheritance.

Related Idioms

• "To share the same inheritance": an idiomatic expression meaning to be joint-heirs.
  • The twins were destined to share the same inheritance from their grandmother. (They were joint-heirs.)