5
descent(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
disciple(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
fellow-heir(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
heiress(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
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heirson(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
heritor(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
inheritors(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
5
kin(noun, seed, offspring, after, successor)
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seed(noun, offspring, after, successor)
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son(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
beneficiary(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
emulator(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
epigone(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
haeres(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
lawful heir(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
legal representative(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
legitimate heir(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
liegeman(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
male heir(noun, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
4
next in line(expression, follower, heir, successor, inheritor)
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