- heir at law
- Date: 1684 heir 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
heir at law
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heir at law — see heir Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. heir at law … Law dictionary
Heir at law — Heir Heir ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary}, {Heritage}.] 1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heir at law — n. the heir who has the right, under the laws of intestate descent and distribution, to receive the estate of an ancestor who has died without leaving a will … English World dictionary
heir at law — heir′ at law′ n. pl. heirs at law law a person who inherits, or is entitled to inherit, the real property of one who has died intestate … From formal English to slang
heir at law — noun (plural heirs at law) 1. Eng common law : an heir in whom an intestate s real property as distinguished from his personal estate is vested by operation of law and not by will or by curtesy or by right of dower called also legal heir; compare … Useful english dictionary
heir-at-law — noun the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor * * * noun see heir at law 2 * * * heirˈ at lawˈ noun An heir by legal right • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
heir-at-law — /ɛər ət ˈlɔ/ (say airr uht law) noun (plural heirs at law) an heir by legal right …
heir-at-law — noun (plural heirs at law) an heir by right of blood, especially to the real property of an intestate … English new terms dictionary
heir at law — pl. heirs at law. a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will. [1720 30] * * * … Universalium
heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… … Law dictionary
