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heirdom|ˈɛədəm|
[f. heir n. + -dom.]
Succession by right of blood; the state or dignity of an heir; inheritance; an inheritance.
1597–8Bp. Hall Sat. iv. iii, Or if..Thy wealthy heirdom thou haue buried. 1645Sacred Decretal 13 [We] wisely converted the purchase of their blood..even to the heirdome of Sir Johns. 1790Burke Fr. Rev. 30 Whether the heir per capita gave way when the heirdom per stirpes took place, or the Catholic heir when the Protestant was preferred. 1831Crayons fr. Commons 103 That Duke, the foremost of his peers Who draws his heirdom from a thousand years. 1841Longfellow Childr. Lord's Supper 125 To the heirdom of heaven be ye welcome. |