Definitions for heir-at-law

heir-at-law heir at law

Heir-At-Law is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 407 anagrams from letters in heir-at-law (--aaehilrtw).

Definitions for heir-at-law

noun

  1. a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.

Origin of heir-at-law

First recorded in 1720-30

Examples for heir-at-law

The estate would go, of course, to the heir-at-law, strictly entailed as it had been for many generations.

And then I had rights in this matter—am I not his heir-at-law?

He does not look much like a man who might play into the hands of an heir-at-law, does he?

The heir-at-law was well inclined to it, but melancholy, so that the people dare not trust to a settlement from him.

No will had been found, and the son succeeded as heir-at-law.

Through your mother you stand next in the line—are heir-at-law, you see.

It would be fatal to the interests of Floyd if the will should be ignored and half the estate allowed him as heir-at-law.

"Mother must be heir-at-law, for her grandmother was eldest," said Janet.

He made no codicils and left no debts, so the King got all as heir-at-law.

No will had been made leaving the estate to him, and his namesake would be the heir-at-law.

Word Value for heir-at-law
Scrable

7

Words with friends

6

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