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An heir (fem. heiress) is one who inherits.

Heir may also refer to:

• Heir apparent, the first in line to a throne or other title, who cannot be displaced by birth of another heir
• Heir presumptive, the current first in line to a title
• Heirs of the line, heirs in the line of succession
• Heirs of the body, descendants of a particular person who are entitled to inherit a title or property

Geography

• Heir Island, southwest of County Cork, Ireland

Books

• The Heir, 1922 novel by Vita Sackville-West
• The Heir (novel), 2015 novel by Kiera Cass
• The Heir Chronicles, by Cinda Williams Chima

Film and TV

• The Heirs, a 2013 Korean TV series

Other uses

• Heir (fragrance), line of perfumes
• Eva Heir (born 1943), Norwegian politician
• Robert Heir (1832–1868), actor in Australia, married Fanny Cathcart
• Heir (singer), Italian-Russian singer-songwriter and model

See also

• Heiress (disambiguation)
• Inheritor (disambiguation)
• Pretender, type of less than fully recognized heir
• All pages with titles beginning with List of heirs
• All pages with titles containing heirs
• All pages with titles containing heir