heir. n. 1. A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another. 2. A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.
A: The Allied Powers, or Allies, refers to coalitions of primarily North American nations victorious over rival, central-European forces in World War I and World War II. The four nations that recurred as the main forces of the Allied Powers in both wars were France, Russia/USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States. Continue Reading
2. in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers. 3. an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy. Familiarity information: ALLIES used as a noun is uncommon.