héritage, n.m., heritage, inheritance, heirdom, estate, patrimony; legacy. —s libres; (jur.) fee-simple. —s substitués; (jur.) fee-tail. Faire un —; to inherit property.
hériter, v.n., to inherit, to be heir; to succeed.
hériter, v.a., to inherit.
hériti-er, n.m., -ère, n.f. (-tié, ti-èr), heir, heiress, inheritor. — institué, testamentaire; (jur.) heir under a will; devisee. — naturel; (jur.) heir of one’s body. — par substitution; heir of entail. — légitime; lawful heir. — universel; sole heir. — présomptif; heir-apparent. Il est — de son oncle; he is heir to his uncle.
hermaphrodisme, n.m., hermaphrodism.
hermaphrodite, n.m. and adj., hermaphrodite; hermaphroditic.
hermeline, n.f., (her.) sable.
herméneutique, n.f. and adj., hermeneutics; hermeneutic, hermeneutical.
hermès (èr-mès), n.m., (sculpt.) Hermes, bust of Mercury.
hermétique, adj., hermetic, close, hermetical. Science —; hermetical science. Colonne —; (sculpt.) column with a bust (for capitals).