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pretermitted heirs

pretermitted heirs is the plural of pretermitted heir.

Meaning of pretermitted heir

Noun

pretermitted heir (plural pretermitted heirs)

  1. A person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator did not know of the party or of the relationship at the time the will was written.

Questions about pretermitted heirs

What is pretermitted heirs the plural of?
Pretermitted heirs is the plural of pretermitted heir.

Words near pretermitted heirs in the dictionary

  1. pretermits
  2. pretermitted
  3. pretermitted child
  4. pretermitted children
  5. pretermitted heir
  6. pretermitted heirs
  7. pretermitted spouse
  8. pretermitted spouses
  9. pretermitting
  10. pretermity
  11. preterms

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