Collocations withheir
These are words often used in combination withheir.
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direct heir
If that were so, and you could find the direct heir who ought to receive the property, it might be a case for investigation.
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legitimate heir
Out of these sunless, gloomy epochs the first ancestor emerged to found the divine dynasty that eventually produced this young man, the only legitimate heir to the throne.
From theCambridge English Corpus
male heir
And so, against her wishes, she agrees to name a male heir to her husband's estate that his lineage forces on her.
From theCambridge English Corpus
potential heir
However, there were questions asked about her legacy and a potential heir to the party leadership.
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Wikipedia
rightful heir
That is obviously a bad reason because naturally one would thereby defraud the rightful heir.
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Hansard archive
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sole heir
Moshweshwe now presented himself as sole heir to a line of landholders extending indefinitely into the past.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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