Definition

A person who shares the inheritance of an estate with one or more others.

Example

After their father's passing, the siblings became coheirs to the family fortune.

Conversation

Did you hear about the estate that was left to the coheirs?

Yeah, I read that they have to decide how to split everything fairly.

It must be tough to agree when there are multiple coheirs involved.

Definitely! I can’t imagine how complicated that would get.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Coheir → It is formed from "co-" (meaning together) and "heir" (from Old French *eir*, meaning one who inherits). The word "coheir" refers to a person who inherits together with one or more others.

Memory Tip

Think of people inheriting 'together' ('co-') — that's what a coheir means.

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