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Heritor vs Inheritor - What's the difference?

heritor | inheritor |

As nouns the difference between heritor and inheritor

is that heritor is a person who inherits; an heir or heiress while inheritor is someone who inherits something; an heir.

heritor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who inherits; an heir or heiress
  • (Scotland) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.

    • inheritor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enheritour (obsolete) * inheritour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who inherits something; an heir.
  • (computing, programming) A class, etc. that derives from another code element through inheritance.