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sine prole

[ sahy-nee proh-lee, sin-ey ]
/ ˈsaɪ ni ˈproʊ li, ˈsɪn eɪ /

adverb Law.

without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.

Nearby words

  1. sindon,
  2. sindonology,
  3. sine,
  4. sine curve,
  5. sine die,
  6. sine qua non,
  7. sine wave,
  8. sinecure,
  9. sinemet,
  10. sinew

Origin of sine prole

From Latin
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British Dictionary definitions for sine prole

sine prole

/ Latin (ˈsaɪnɪ ˈprəʊlɪ) /

adjective, adverb

law without issue (esp in the phrase demisit sine prole (died without issue))
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Word Origin and History for sine prole

sine prole

legalistic Latin, "without issue," from sine "without" (see sans) + prole, ablative of proles "offspring" (see prolific).

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