only heir in English
sole inheritor, only person that receives inheritance
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1. Richard was his father's only heir, as he had no brothers or sisters.
2. After the passing of his father, Satish is the only heir to a vast estate.
3. When John III died of apoplexy in 1557, his only heir was his three-year-old grandson, Sebastian.