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heredes
[ hi-ree-deez ]
/ hɪˈri diz /
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noun
plural of heres.
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Words nearby heredes
here and now, here and there, hereat, hereaway, hereby, heredes, Heredia, hereditable, hereditament, hereditarian, hereditarianism
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How to use heredes in a sentence
Tercius fuit Galfridus Dore cuius eciam heredes extincti sunt in eadem pestilencia.
Villainage in England|Paul VinogradoffHeirs are called sui heredes, that is, heirs of themselves or of their own property, as is explained by Gaius.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.To return to Bracton, it must be understood that the description of assigns as quasi heredes is not accidental.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Ulpian in Dig., 38, 16, 1: suos heredes accipere debemus filios filias sive naturales sive adoptivos.
A Short History of Women's Rights|Eugene A. Hecker
British Dictionary definitions for heredes
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