Des questions concernant des phrases d'exemple avec, et la définition et l'utilisation de "Heir"

A: He, being the heir, chose to put the farm up for sale.

is the same as saying
he, as the heir, ...
he, because he is the heir, ...
or (almost equal)
because he is the heir ...

it's a bit of a more formal way to say it

another example
he being late, caused the wedding to be cancelled.
equals
because he was late, the wedding was cancelled.

A: The successor to something.

A: An heir is a prince/princess who is expected to be the next king/queen.

A: Someone that is going to inherit something. Might be a business. They are heir Can refer to Kings and Queens taking over.

I am the heir to my family's business
Prince Charles is heir to the throne (next to be King by taking over from Queen Elizabeth II)
His children are the heirs to his business

Hope this isn't too confusing :)

A: An heir to something is someone who receives something of value - money, land, a title (the heir to the throne becomes king)
An heir of something is someone who benefits by something that happened before, usually before they were born. An heir of the revolution is someone who benefited from the social changes that happened because of the revolution. Many, many people can be the heir of an event or movement. They do not receive actual wealth, but they receive a world that has changed in some way. It can be positive or negative. The phrase isn't used much.

A: Heir and inheritor are the same (I think heir is more common). They can inherit a title, a rank, or wealth/possessions.

Successor is only for rank/function. For example 'The previous director retired, his successor is John'. John didn't inherit anything, he's just the next director. But also 'The crown prince is the heir to the queen' means he will be both her successor as king AND inherit everything else.

A: beneficiary is interchangeable with heir on that context

A:
heir - a person who is entitled by law or the terms of a will to inherit the property or estate of another.
example - Mr X is the heir of Mr Z
successor - a person who follows next in line or order.
example - He was Mr A successor.

A: No difference.
Heir apparent is much more common.

A: it sounds like air

A: the "h" is silent.

A: my hair is a mess*

An "heir" is someone who inherits something. And a "hare" is like a rabbit.

Are you asking how to pronounce it?

It's kind of like: Mai her ihz uh mes

A: It's like pronouncing the word "air". Heir has a silent "h" when you say it.

A: the same way as 'air'

A: Sounds very good! I thought that "bear" tended slightly towards "beer", but I could be wrong.

A: Only the child of an emperor can become emperor in Japan.

A: He inherited a large fortune.

A: Yes. The do sound the same. (o^^o)

A: The “h” is silent in heir, unlike hair.