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heir at law
noun
, plural heirs at law.
- a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
heir-at-law
noun
- property law the person entitled to succeed to the real property of a person who dies intestate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heir at law1
First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences
It could hardly be expected that the heir-at-law would have fulfilled these intentions, even had he been cognisant of them.
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The heir-at-law was well inclined to it, but melancholy, so that the people dare not trust to a settlement from him.
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It would be fatal to the interests of Floyd if the will should be ignored and half the estate allowed him as heir-at-law.
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Till she became my widow and my heir-at-law, the mercenary baronet would play his cards to win her honorably.
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It turned out that Mr. Dorrit, being of the Dorrits of Dorsetshire, was heir-at-law to a great fortune.
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