継けい嗣し

noun

successor; heir; heiress

Archaic term for a successor or heir. Modern Japanese normally uses 跡継ぎ (あとつぎ) or 後継者 (こうけいしゃ).

See also: 跡継ぎ

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは、家か督とくを継つぐ者ものを「継けい嗣し」と記しるすことがある。

  In old documents, the person who succeeds the family headship is sometimes written as 継嗣.