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coheir
[ koh-air ]
noun
- a joint heir.
coheir
/ kəʊˈɛə /
noun
- a person who inherits jointly with others
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Derived Forms
- coˈheiress, noun:feminine
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Other Words From
- co·heirship noun
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Example Sentences
But it was out of this man's family that Sophie selected, though ultimately, her coheir.
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His descendant became, in right of his wife, coheir of the house of Sumeri, vested in Weoley-castle.
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The crest was another, but a separate inheritance, descending equally through an heir or coheir-general.
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Hannah would usually be described as "coheir and subsequently sole heir of" Arthur.
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Years pass, and the wild, reckless Ishmael is seen ridiculing Isaac, his puny brother and coheir.
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