Defn: To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]
One only daughter heired the royal state. Dryden.
HEIRDOM
Heir"dom, n.
Defn: The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. Burke.
HEIRESS
Heir"ess, n
Defn: , A female heir.
HEIRLESS
Heir"less a.
Defn: Destitute of an heir. Shak.
HEIRLOOM Heir"loom`, n. Etym: [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]
Defn: Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in a family for several generations. Woe to him whose daring hand profanes The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. Moir.
HEIRSHIP
Heir"ship, n.