heritor

noun

her·​i·​tor ˈher-ə-tər 

: one that inherits : inheritor

Word History

Etymology

Middle English heriter, heritour, borrowed from Anglo-French heriter, heritier, going back to Vulgar Latin *hērēditārius, noun derivative of Latin hērēditārius "of inheritance, passed by means of inheritance" (Late Latin, "inheriting") — more at hereditary

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above