Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The person or persons most closely related by blood to another person.
- n. Law The closest relative of a deceased person.
- n. Law The relative or relatives entitled to share in the personal property of one who dies intestate.
Wiktionary
- n. Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person
Examples
“But if any one is disobedient, either ventures to go to any of the temples and sacrifice unpurified, or will not continue in exile during the appointed time, the next of kin to the deceased shall proceed against him for murder; and if he be convicted, every part of his punishment shall be doubled.”
“Jim Sheeler, a reporter at The Rocky Mountain News, even spent a year following a “casualty assistance calls officer” whose duty it was to notify the next of kin when a Marine was killed, and his subsequent series won a Pulitzer Prize and was published in book form with photographs.”
“His profession was simply marked “Student,” and in the back under next of kin Justine’s name was listed, with her London address.”
“Gina Jefferson and Asa Pomeroy’s next of kin had been notiï¬ed.”
“For hereby he became our göel — the next of kin — unto whom belonged the right of redemptions and from whom alone we could claim relief and succour in our lost condition.”
“Ofï¬cially, the police aren’t releasing information about who was killed until the next of kin have been notiï¬ed, but I ï¬gured that was you and Luke’s parents.””
“In September, 1733, as the books in Doctors 'Commons show, letters of administration on his goods and chattels were granted to Mary Brooks, widow, a creditrix, after summoning in official form the next of kin to appear.”
“It was the office of the next of kin to perform and preside over the whole funeral office; though public buriers were not unknown in New Testament times.”
“They said the next of kin were just being notiï¬ed, but someone at the station has a contact in the department.”
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...yearling, wild celery, Wain, Themis, talon, slither, sedge, sea eagle, scurf, rile, prevaricate, poplar tree and 732 more...
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Death
postmortem, antemortem, casketing, cadaveric, entombment, inurnment, casket coach, cremains, disinterment, epitaph, bequest, catacombs and 59 more...
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