英语词汇“heir-at-law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词

heir-at-law

释义

heir /ār/

noun

(in law) a person who actually succeeds to property, title, etc on the death of its previous holder
(popularly) a person entitled to succeed when the present possessor dies
A child, esp a first-born son
A successor to a position, eg of leadership
Inheritor of qualities, or of social conditions, or the past generally

transitive verb (dialect)

To inherit

ORIGIN: OFr heir, from L hērēs (vulgar accusative hērem) an heir

heirˈdom noun

heirˈess noun

heirˈless adjective

Without an heir

heirˈship noun

heir apparent noun

An heir whose right to succeed to an estate is conditional only on outliving the present possessor, no matter who may subsequently be born
A person expected to succeed the leader of a party, etc

heirˈ-at-lawˈ noun

An heir by legal right

heirˈ-by-cusˈtom noun

A person whose right as heir is determined by customary modes of descent, such as gavelkind, etc

heirˈloom noun

Any piece of furniture or personal property that descends to the heir-at-law by special custom
Any object that is passed down through a family from generation to generation

heirˈ-porˈtioner noun (Scots law)

A joint heiress or her representative

heir presumptive noun

A person who will be heir if no nearer relative should be born (also figurative)

fall heir to

To inherit (also figurative)

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