单词 | missing heir |
释义 | > as lemmasmissing heir missing heir n. an heir whose whereabouts are unknown; such an heir featured as a device in a literary plot. ΚΠ 1873 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 80 It was she..who had unearthed the fact that Neil Goddard was the missing heir. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle xii. 167 In this game you must drop the curtain neat and pat at the end of each scene, if you don't want trouble later with the missing heir. 1961 ‘E. Lathen’ Banking on Death i. 5 The Sloan [Guaranty Trust] doesn't handle many missing heir problems these days. 1997 Calif. Lawyer July 82/1 (advt.) Contested inheritance cases come in many forms:..an absconding or negligent fiduciary..missing heirs, etc. < as lemmas |
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