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sine prole

[ sahy-nee proh-lee, sin-ey ]
/ ˈsaɪ ni ˈproʊ li, ˈsɪn eɪ /
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adverb Law.
without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.
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Origin of sine prole

From Latin

Words nearby sine prole

sine, sinecure, sine curve, sine die, Sinemet, sine prole, sine qua non, sinew, sine wave, sinewy, Sinfjotli
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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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