heriter

See also: hériter

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman heriter (heir) (continental Old French eritier, iretier), from Latin hērēditārius; equivalent to heriten +‎ -er, though some forms are modified after -our. Doublet of hereditarie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛriˈteːr/, /ˈɛritər/

Noun

heriter

  1. (Late Middle English, rare) An heir to property or a title.

Descendants

  • English: heritor (obsolete heritour)
  • Middle Scots: heritour, heretour

References

Old French

Etymology 1

Noun

heriter oblique singularm (oblique plural heriters, nominative singular heriters, nominative plural heriter)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of eritier

Etymology 2

Verb

heriter

  1. alternative form of eriter
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.