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fall heir to — To inherit (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑heir … Useful english dictionary
heir — n. 1) to fall heir (to fall heir to a large estate) 2) an heir apparent; an heir presumptive 3) an immediate; rightful heir 4) heir to * * * [eə] an heir presumptive rightful heir an immediate an heir apparent heir to to fall heir (to fall heir… … Combinatory dictionary
heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… … Law dictionary
Fall of Eagles — is a 13 part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Page.The series portrays historical events from the 19th century to 1918, dealing with the ruling European dynasties in… … Wikipedia
heir — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ legal, legitimate, rightful ▪ the rightful heir to the throne ▪ natural, real, true ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fall — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 accident ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, nasty, terrible ▪ She took a bad fall while out riding. ▪ accidental VERB + FALL … Collocations dictionary
Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965–1971, The — by Allen Ginsberg (1972) A major volume of “road” poems, The Fall of America won the prestigious National Book Award for Poetry in 1973. Conceptually, it is allen ginsberg’s most ambitious full length book of poems. The book was composed as a… … Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
Fall of the Ottoman Empire — issues cleanup=Sep 2008 refimprove=Sep 2008 wikify=Sep 2008 Republic of Turkey (superimposed upon modern borders). Some scholars argue the power of the Caliphate began waning by 1683, and without the acquisition of significant new wealth the… … Wikipedia
fall — Noun: The autumn season. A sudden dropping from a higher to a lower position. Verb: To come down, to move down involuntarily. To descend, as in the devolution of property from ancestor to heir. M Cullough s Heirs v Gilmore, 11 Pa 370, 373 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil — Emperor Pedro II in 1887 This article is part of a series related to Pedro II of Brazil … Wikipedia
