"heire" meaning in English

See heire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: heires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heire (plural heires)
  1. Obsolete form of heir. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: heir
    Sense id: en-heire-en-noun-IOYrILV~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heire meaning in English (1.2kB)

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