What does heredero in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word heredero in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use heredero in Spanish.

The word heredero in Spanish means heir, inheriting, being heir to, copy, image, inheritor, intestate heir, unconditional heir, heir by adoption, collateral heir, heir to the throne, residuary legatee, residuary devisee, expectant heir, direct line heir, heir of the body, fideicommissary heir, heir apparent, legal heir, natural heir, presumed heir, presumptive heir, presumed heir, presumptive heir, testamentary heir, sole heir, universal heir, crown prince. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word heredero

heir

nombre masculino (receptor de herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedro es el heredero de la fortuna familiar.
Pedro is the heir to the family fortune.

inheriting, being heir to

adjetivo (de algo intangible)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un pueblo heredero de tradiciones ancestrales tiene el deber de mantenerlas vivas.
An inheriting town of ancestral traditions has a duty to keep them alive.

copy, image

nombre masculino (de características)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Por su forma de caminar, es el fiel heredero de su padre.
By the way he walks, he is a spitting image of his father.

inheritor

nombre masculino (propietario de herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Él es el heredero de la finca.
He is the inheritor of the farm.

intestate heir

(voz latina (der: sin testamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unconditional heir

(der: libre, sin condición)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heir by adoption

(der: por adopción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

collateral heir

(der: por línea colateral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heir to the throne

locución nominal común en cuanto al género (siguiente en sucesión) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

residuary legatee, residuary devisee

locución nominal con flexión de género (der: de la cuota sobrante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

expectant heir

locución nominal con flexión de género (derecho: a la espera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direct line heir, heir of the body

locución nominal con flexión de género (der: ascendiente o descendiente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fideicommissary heir

(der. con interposición de otro) (very formal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heir apparent

(derecho: legitimario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

legal heir

(derecho: por ley)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

natural heir

(derecho: no puede ser sustituido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

presumed heir, presumptive heir

(derecho: que aún no aceptó herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

presumed heir, presumptive heir

(der: que repudió la herencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

testamentary heir

(der: nombrado en testamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sole heir

(der: recibe todos los bienes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

universal heir

(der: de todos los bienes y derechos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crown prince

(der: sucesor de la corona)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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