Singular Successor
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A purchaser is so termed in the Scotch law, in contradistinction to the heir of the landed proprietor, who succeeds to the whole heritage by regular title of succession, whereas the purchaser acquires rights solely by the single title of the former proprietor.