heirship
Americannoun
noun
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the state or condition of being an heir
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the right to inherit; inheritance
Etymology
Origin of heirship
Example Sentences
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That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Taylor’s real identity and offer a window into her troubled past.
From Slate ● May 27, 2019
The documents she presented to affirm her heirship were clear forgeries.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2019
In glitzy 1889 Paris, hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie’s team of teenage miscreants is helping him exact revenge against those who denied him an heirship 10 years prior.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2018
The creator of hits such as "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry," Prince did not leave behind a will, sparking a protracted legal battle over his estate, with dozens of people filing claims of heirship.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2017
I, for instance, who had within me the witness of heirship, had none of it.
From A Woman of Genius by Austin, Mary Hunter
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