| heir(noun, person, issue, property, legacy) | |
| descendant(noun, posterity, heir) | |
| offspring(noun, issue, child, children, posterity) | |
| replacement(noun, cover, reserve, alternative, alternate) | |
| scion(noun, issue, replacement, offspring, offshoot) | |
| heritor(noun, heir) | |
| beneficiary(noun, person, heir, benefits, inheritor) | |
| issue(noun, offspring, posterity, progeny, descendants) | |
| follower(noun, heir) | |
| inheritor(noun, replacement, offspring, heir, recipient) | |
| following | |
| legatee | |
| posterity(noun, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny) | |
| heiress | |
| substitute(noun, cover, reserve, alternative, someone) | |
| progeny(noun, issue, offspring, descendants) | |
| sequel(noun, sequel, posteriority) | |
| brood(noun, issue, offspring, progeny, descendants) | |
| child(noun, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny) | |
| lineage(noun, posterity) |
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