Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An heir.
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Examples
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[16] "S'il n'y a pas héritage des caractéres paternels il y a donc au moins _aptitude_ à en heriter, disposition à les reproduire, et toujours cette transmission de cette aptitude à des noveau descendants, chez lesquels ces mêmes caractéres se manifesteront tôt ou tard."
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Hevin is quoted by Laferriere/2/as calling attention to the fact that the ancient usage was to say heriter for purchase, heritier for purchaser, and desheriter for sell.
The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888
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