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  1. heirlessadjective

    Without an heir.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Heirlessadjective

    Without an heir; wanting one to inherit after him.

    Etymology: from heir.

    I still think of
    The wrong I did myself; which was so much,
    That heirless it hath made my kingdom. William Shakespeare, Wint. Tale.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Heirlessadjective

    destitute of an heir

Anagrams for heirless »

  1. relishes

  2. hireless

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of heirless in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of heirless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of heirless in a Sentence

  1. The WJRO Taylor:

    Heirless property is the category of property least likely to have been addressed by countries, this is important because the widespread murder of Jews meant that in many countries most property became heirless – and the Terezin Declaration provides that heirless property should be used to help Holocaust survivors instead of remaining in the possession of the state.


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