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
The estate to which the sons will fall heir, no man can appraise.
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
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
H�lo�se was quite aware of it, but she was also aware of how little the income to which the young Count would fall heir would comport with her requirements.
From Saint Michael A Romance by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
