inheritrix

Definition of Inheritrix in English :

1. heiress, inheritress, inheritrix

a female heir

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inheritrix

verb -its, -iting or -ited

1.

to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will

2. (intransitive)

to succeed as heir

3. (transitive)

to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission

4. (transitive)

to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor

verb transitive

1. Obsolete

to transfer property to (an heir)

2.

a.

to receive (an ancestor's property, title, etc.) by the laws of inheritance upon the ancestor's death

b.

to receive (property) by bequest

3.

to receive as if by inheritance from a predecessor

4.

to have (certain characteristics) by heredity

verb intransitive

5.

to receive an inheritance; become an heir