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Heir - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | Heir by custom, or customary heir, he who inherits by a particular and local custom, as in borough-English, whereby the youngest son inherits, or in gavelkind, whereby all the sons inherit as parceners, and made but one heir. |
 | | Heir general, or heir at law, he who after the death of his ancestor has, by law, the right to the inheritance. |
 | | Heir presumptive, one who is next in succession, but whose right is defeasible by the birth cf a nearer heir, e.g. |
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