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coheir

American  
[koh-air] / koʊˈɛər /

noun

  1. a joint heir.


coheir British  
/ kəʊˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person who inherits jointly with others

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of coheir

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

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Or that some of the estate goes outright to her mother, as coheir?

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton

Charlotte, dau. and coheir of Sir Peter Warren, K.G., and dying in 1799, was succeeded by his son, Montague, fifth and present Earl of Abingdon, born in 1784, m.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Mary Bosvile, the second daughter and coheir, married Richard Burdett, of Derby, living 1612.

From Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 by Various

The Marquis of Salisbury from Catherine, and second coheir; 4.

From Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 by Various

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