sine prole

American  

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

adverb

Law.

1. without offspring or progeny.

   to die sine prole.

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sine prole British  

/ ˈsaɪnɪ ˈprəʊlɪ /

adjective

1. 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

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

From Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Bell, George

Thomas Bethel; sine prole; residence Newburgh, Ind. 67.

From The Stephens Family A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joshua Stevens by Bower, Alonzo Smith

Married Sarah J. Dinkle; sine prole; is a successful business man; lives at St. Joseph, Missouri.

From The Stephens Family A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joshua Stevens by Bower, Alonzo Smith

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

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Equidem unum esse Deum summum sine initio, sine prole naturae, seu patrem magnum atque magnificum, quis tam demens, tam mente captus neget esse certissimum?

From The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism by Cumont, Franz