sine prole

American

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

adverb

Law.

without offspring or progeny.

to die sine prole.

sine prole British

/ ˈsaɪnɪ ˈprəʊlɪ /

adjective

law without issue (esp in the phrase demisit sine prole (died without issue))

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Etymology

Origin of sine prole

From Latin

Example Sentences

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Distinguished Service Order; District Staff Officer. d.s.p., decessit sine prole=Died without issue.

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Spelling. s.p., sine prole=Without issue.

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Senatus Populusque Romanus=The Senate and People of Rome. s.p.s., sine prole superstite=Without surviving issue. spt.

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Or have we wrongly understood the letters s. p. to signify sine prole?

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By his first wife he had issue, Gilbert Hoo, his heir, Jonathan, Susan, Elizabeth: all died sine prole.

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