| 单词 | heir of the body |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheir of the body heir of the body n. (also heir male of the body and variants) an heir who is a lineal descendant, spec. (in the United Kingdom) one who is entitled to inherit freehold land under the rules relating to intestacy in force before the Administration of Estates Act of 1925. [Probably after Anglo-Norman heir de sun cors, heir masle de sun cors (early 14th cent. or earlier), hence Middle English plural forms of the type heirs males of the body (compare quots. 1425, 1473-4).] extracted from bodyn.heir of the body heir of the body n. see body n. 10b. < as lemmas |
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