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inheritees

inheritees is the plural of inheritee.

Meaning of inheritee

Noun

inheritee (plural inheritees)

  1. (uncommon) Heir, inheritor; one who inherits.
    • It is very interesting to notice that inherited diseases usually appear at about the same age in the inheritee as they did in the person from whom they were inherited.1869, Henry Gawen Sutton, Introductory Lecture Delivered at the London Hospital, page 19
  2. (uncommon, chiefly East Asia) One who is inherited from; an ancestor.
    • It is a rule, that if an inheritee’s right of property in any thing be proven, still a decree cannot pass in favour of the heirs, until proof be adduced of the death of the inheritee.1791, [Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani], translated by Charles Hamilton, The Hedaya, or Guide; a Commentary on the Mussulman Laws, volume 2, page 705

Questions about inheritees

What is inheritees the plural of?
Inheritees is the plural of inheritee.

Words near inheritees in the dictionary

  1. inherited
  2. inherited audience
  3. inherited audiences
  4. inheritedness
  5. inheritee
  6. inheritees
  7. inheritence
  8. inheriter
  9. inheriters
  10. inheriting
  11. inheritocracies

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