Heirship

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

Synonyms

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bequeathalbequestbirthrightentailheirdomheirdom

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

forced heirshipheir apparent

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