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heired

heired is the simple past and past participle of heir.

Meaning of heir

Verb

heir (third-person singular simple present heirs, present participle heiring, simple past and past participle heired)

  1. (ambitransitive) To inherit.
    • […] Leonard Houtz & John Myer to be executors to this my last will & testament & lastly my children shall heir equally, one as much as the other.1950, quoted in Our Garst family in America (page 27)

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What is heired the simple past and past participle of?
Heired is the simple past and past participle of heir.

Words near heired in the dictionary

  1. heir-loom
  2. heir-looms
  3. heirdom
  4. heirdoms
  5. heire
  6. heired
  7. heires
  8. heiress
  9. heiress apparent
  10. heiress presumptive
  11. heiress-apparent

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