Singular Successor
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In Scots law. A purchaser, in contradistinction, to the heir of a landed proprietor.