Heirship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The status of being heir to something or someone countable, uncountable
"He began to fear lest he should be obliged to fulfil the duty of heirship to the property deposited with him."
Example
More examples"He began to fear lest he should be obliged to fulfil the duty of heirship to the property deposited with him."
Etymology
From heir + -ship.