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heir(person, issue, property, legacy)
12
descendant(posterity, heir)
10
offspring(issue, child, children, posterity)
9
replacement(cover, reserve, alternative, alternate)
9
scion(issue, replacement, offspring, offshoot)
9
heritor
8
beneficiary(person, heir, benefits, inheritor)
8
issue(offspring, posterity, progeny, descendants)
7
follower
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inheritor(replacement, offspring, heir, recipient)
6
legatee
6
posterity(issue, offspring, posterity, progeny)
5
heiress
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substitute(cover, reserve, alternative, someone)
5
progeny(issue, offspring, descendants)
5
sequel(sequel, posteriority)
5
brood(issue, offspring, progeny, descendants)
4
child(issue, offspring, posterity, progeny)
4
lineage
4
legator
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