noun
- Two or more people who inherit property, money, or a title together from the same person or estate.
Usage: Plural of cohair; legal/formal context
Examples
- After their father's death, the three siblings became coheirs to the family estate.
- The will specified that all five children would be coheirs of the property.
- As coheirs, they had to agree on how to divide the inheritance.
- The coheirs decided to sell the house and split the proceeds equally.
- Legal disputes often arise when coheirs cannot agree on the distribution of assets.