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heir·dom
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dəm
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noun
heirship; inheritance.
Origin:
1590–1600;
heir
+
-dom
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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heirdom
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n
property law
succession by right of blood; inheritance
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