heritorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 heriter, from Anglo-Norman heriter, Old French heritier, earlier eretier, eritier, from Late Latin hērēditārium (from the adjective hērēditārius (“hereditary”)), which took the place of hērēs (“heir”). In the 16th century conformed to agent nouns in -our, -or. By surface analysis, herit +‎ -or.

名詞

heritor (plural heritors)

1. A person who inherits; an heir or heiress.
2. (Scots law) A proprietor or landholder in a parish.
   • 1951 February, Michael Robbins, “Sir Walter Scott and Two Early Railway Schemes”, in Railway Magazine, page 87:

     The printed statement reads (abridged in parts):—
     "To the Interested HERITORS in the Counties of Mid-Lothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Berwick. […]

等位語

• heritress
• heritrix

派生語

参照

アナグラム

• Herriot