coheir

[ koh-air ]

noun

1. a joint heir.

coheir

/ kəʊˈɛə /

noun

1. a person who inherits jointly with others

Derived Forms

• coˈheiress, noun:feminine

Other Words From

• co·heirship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coheir¹

1350–1400; Middle English. See co-, heir

Example Sentences

But it was out of this man's family that Sophie selected, though ultimately, her coheir.

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His descendant became, in right of his wife, coheir of the house of Sumeri, vested in Weoley-castle.

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The crest was another, but a separate inheritance, descending equally through an heir or coheir-general.

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Hannah would usually be described as "coheir and subsequently sole heir of" Arthur.

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Years pass, and the wild, reckless Ishmael is seen ridiculing Isaac, his puny brother and coheir.

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