Hari vs Heir - What's the difference?
hari | heir |
(Hinduism) A name given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.
used in India.
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I am my father's heir and only son.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir .}}
One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
*(Alexander Pope) (1688-1744)
*:And I his heir in misery alone.
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*:"I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children came"
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As a proper noun hari
is (hinduism) a name given commonly to vishnu, but also to indra and yama.As a noun heir is
someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.hari
English
(wikipedia Hari)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* harikathaheir
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Noun
(en noun) (Inheritance)What a waste, passage=India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs .}}