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heirship

[air-ship] / ˈɛər ʃɪp /


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When their rich father passed, And they eagerly boarded their heirship.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2021

That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Taylor’s real identity and offer a window into her troubled past.

From Slate May 27, 2019

The documents she presented to affirm her heirship were clear forgeries.

From New York Times May 17, 2019

Some appeals are still pending from people whose claims of heirship were rejected earlier.

From The Guardian May 19, 2017

Here comes out the great question of heirship, and the peculiar path along which the chosen heirs are to travel ere they reach the promised inheritance.

From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Charles Henry Mackintosh




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