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heirlessness

heirlessness noun: lack of an heir.

Noun

heirlessness (uncountable)

  1. Lack of an heir.
    • Edward the Confessor's heirlessness led to instability in England.

Origin of heirlessness

From heirless + -ness.

Questions about heirlessness

What does heirlessness mean?
Heirlessness means lack of an heir.
What part of speech is heirlessness?
Heirlessness is a noun.

Words near heirlessness in the dictionary

  1. heirhead
  2. heirheads
  3. heirhood
  4. heiring
  5. heirless
  6. heirlessness
  7. heirling
  8. heirlings
  9. heirloom
  10. heirlooms
  11. heirmoi

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