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Webster 1913 Edition
Heirless
Heir′less
Adj.
Destitute of an heir.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Heirless
HEIRLESS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
heirless
heirless
English
Adjective
heirless (not comparable)
- Without an heir.
- 2009 August 2, Dan Bilefsky, “Hurdles in Eastern Europe Thwart Restitution Claims”, in New York Times:
- A number of Western European countries, led by Germany, carried out far-reaching measures to provide restitution of Nazi-looted properties in the aftermath of World War II, including setting up commissions to deal with heirless property and communal property illegally seized during the war.
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Translations
without heirs
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