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heirships

heirships is the plural of heirship.

Meaning of heirship

Noun

heirship (countable and uncountable, plural heirships)

  1. The status of being heir to something or someone
    • He began to fear lest he should be obliged to fulfil the duty of heirship to the property deposited with him.1858, Various, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 12, October, 1858

Phrases with heirships

Questions about heirships

What is heirships the plural of?
Heirships is the plural of heirship.

Words near heirships in the dictionary

  1. heirs by custom
  2. heirs general
  3. heirs presumptive
  4. heirs-at-law
  5. heirship
  6. heirships
  7. heis
  8. Heise
  9. Heisei
  10. Heisenberg
  11. Heisenberg cut

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