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heirless, a.|ˈɛəlɪs|
[f. heir n. + -less.]
Without an heir. a. Of persons: Having no one to succeed in the enjoyment of property or title.
c1425Wyntoun Cron. iv. ii. 20 Mony by rycht lyne deyd ayrles. 1845Costello Valley of Meuse 119 Albert of Moha, heirless and broken in spirit. 1892T. A. Cook Old Touraine I. 110 The heirless Duke of Orleans.
b. Of things: Having no one to inherit them on the death of the present possessor.
1611Shakes. Wint. T. v. i. 10 Heire-lesse it hath made my Kingdome. 1739G. Ogle Gualth. & Gris. 54 To feast on Heirless Crowns with eager Views. 1881Palgrave Vis. Eng. 233 Mine, an heirless sceptre: His, an exile life! |