as in heirs
a person who has the right to inherit property
the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee
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heirs
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In simpler cases, such as when there’s no real estate and heirs agree on how to divide assets, formal administration may not be necessary.—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026 -
However, some critics argue the proposal risks keeping the collection in the Netherlands rather than intensifying efforts to locate possible heirs—or even selling works to benefit Holocaust survivors.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Legatees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legatees. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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