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Meaning of inheritee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Heir, inheritor; one who inherits.
    uncommon
  2. One who is inherited from; an ancestor.
    uncommon

Examples

“It is very interesting to notice that inherited diseases usually appear at about the same age in the inheritee as they did in the person from whom they were inherited.”
“Thus, the usufruct form of land tenure encourages parents to produce potential and heir and encourages extended families (parents living with children) as a means of facilitating transfer of the property and monitoring the prospective inheritee’s performance.”
“Even in dynastic situations, where inheritance of the high-quality parental territory is favoured as the primary route to becoming a breeder, severe conflict is expected among potential inheritees.”
“[…] one way of mitigating the problem would be to introduce a compulsory citizens’ service scheme in which all young people are required to provide, say, two years of service to society. […] However, this would still be a rather limited response to the problem, leaving lucky inheritees with plenty of time after citizens’ service to free ride if they wish.”
“The latest inheritee of these extraordinary eyes looked up at the angry grown-up, and the angry grown-up made the mistake of looking down at her.”
“And Steiner recommends that, if the departing proprietors cannot choose a successor, then appropriately constituted facilities within the cultural sphere […] select the most able ‘inheritee’ to continue production.”
“It is a rule, that if an inheritee’s right of property in any thing be proven, still a decree cannot pass in favour of the heirs, until proof be adduced of the death of the inheritee.”
““Hisozokunin” is the opposite of “sozokunin”: inheritor or successor. It is literally translated as “inheritee” or “predecessor.””
“The same revision of the Civil Code put into effect a new arrangement whereby the inheritor who has done much to care for and nurse the inheritee should be entitled to receive a portion of the inheritance as a special ‘compensation’ for his/her caretaking contribution.”
“The inheritee’s estate passes in its entirety immediately upon death to the inheritor […]”
“In this context, it should be mentioned that the general/universal successor, e.g., an heir (inheritor) of the deceased (inheritee), is not a third party.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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