fall heir
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When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2022
Thieriot, who will eventually fall heir to one-sixth of the Chronicle's stock, is a grandson of the Chronicle's cofounder, Mike de Young.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
From Time Magazine Archive
He may not reach the same stage at the same age. but he will eventually fall heir to an array of characteristics typical of a particular age.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this way did the grand-dukes of Moscow fall heir to the traditions of Constantinople.
From The Story of Mankind by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
