Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "erfgenaam" is 'n persoon wat eiendom, titel of 'n boedel van 'n oorlede persoon erf of daarop geregtig is om te erf van 'n oorlede persoon, tipies een wat 'n wettige afstammeling of naasbestaande is. Met ander woorde, 'n erfgenaam is iemand wat in lyn staan om 'n erfporsie te ontvang, hetsy omdat hulle
1. If Guildford could get the girl with child quickly, then he had another heir.
2. There was no way Jane and Guildford could produce the heir he needed.
3. The heir to the throne would then be the Protestant Lady Jane.
4. Her position had in recent times been elevated from one of minor royalty to the heir to the throne.
5. The Council, anxious to secure an heir, however, has not rejected Courtenay and are considering him as a suitable match for Elizabeth.
6. If that was known by those who disfavour Elizabeth as heir it will ensure their support.
7. You were raised for it, you could be the heir so easily, and if you had let me fall you could have taken it.
8. Instead, marriage plans for Elizabeth were the subject of council conversations as a possible route to securing an heir.
9. He believed Catherine was heir to a manor and land, and obviously thought he could use her to control this.
10. Everyone working for Lewis Corporation knows that Quinn Industries is only temporarily under my control until its heir is fully capable of managing it.