HEIRSHIP

Etymology

Noun

heirship (countable and uncountable, plural heirships)

The status of being heir to something or someone

Source: Wiktionary


Heir"ship, n.

Definition: The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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