No. 15,390 in Polish

spadkobierca

"Spadkobierca" means "heir" in English.

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Jan został jedynym spadkobiercą majątku rodziny.
Jan became the sole heir to the family estate.
The word 'spadkobierca' is used here to mean 'heir,' referring to someone who inherits possessions, typically in the context of a family estate.
Spotkaliśmy młodego spadkobiercę wielkiej fortuny.
We met a young heir to a huge fortune.
In this sentence, 'spadkobierca' is again used as 'heir,' highlighting the youth and the inherited fortune of the individual.
Historycy uznają go za duchowego spadkobiercę idei wolności.
Historians consider him a spiritual heir to the ideas of freedom.
Here, 'spadkobierca' is metaphorically used to mean 'successor' or 'follower,' applied to intellectual or ideological inheritance.

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