coheir
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- coheiress noun
- coheirship noun
Etymology
Origin of coheir
Example Sentences
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Or that some of the estate goes outright to her mother, as coheir?
From Time Magazine Archive
The eldest daughter and coheir of John Newton of East Newton was married to William Thornton, which family thus became possessed of the estate of East Newton, and quartered the coat assigned by MR.
From Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850 by Various
His first wife was Lady Amiable Grey, eldest daughter and coheir of the Duke of Kent.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Cunningham, Peter
The Marquis of Salisbury from Catherine, and second coheir; 4.
From Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 by Various
But it was out of this man's family that Sophie selected, though ultimately, her coheir.
From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor
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