''inheritance'' - legally, an "heir" is anybody who receives property from a deceased's estate. People think of an heir as a relative, but the term is broader. In unusual circumstances, even an enemy can be an heir, and receive an inheritance, as here. | ''inheritance'' - legally, an "heir" is anybody who receives property from a deceased's estate. People think of an heir as a relative, but the term is broader. In unusual circumstances, even an enemy can be an heir, and receive an inheritance, as here. |