(Scotland, law) A proceeding before a jury to determine the heir of a deceased person.

plural of heir-loom

An old variation on heirloom.

(law) A statute that prohibits inheritance from passing to an heir who is too distantly removed from the deceased.

plural of laughing heir statute

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. / A woman who has received an inheritance.

Misspelling of hierophant.

Misspelling of hierophants.

plural of heiress