heirs and assigns
Example Sentences
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In "woman's heirs and assigns" the use of "assigns" as a noun summons a variety of enriching echoes: signs, assignations, designs, commands.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2013
The ride-for-life, of course, is a horsebound version of those great chases across the English countryside in which Buchan heroes, and their heirs and assigns, foiled pursuit in everything from Bentleys to borrowed bicycles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tomorrow," he wrote William Dean Howells, "I mean to dictate a chapter which will get my heirs and assigns burned alive if they venture to print it this side of A.D.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was, of course, long ago converted into a brand name, constantly fussed over, ferociously defended, first by Disney, latterly by his corporate heirs and assigns.
From Time Magazine Archive
When they reached the offices of the law firm, Mr. O'Brien, a short, fussy, albeit comfortable-looking little person, greeted all the members of the family and the various heirs and assigns with a hearty handshake.
From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
