Hacres ex asse

In the civil law. An heir to the whole estate; a sole heir. Inst. 2, 23, 9.
—Hœres extranens.

In the civil law. A strange or foreign heir; one who was not subject to the power of the testator, or person who made him heir. Qui testatoris juri subjecti non sunt, extranei hœredes appellantur. Inst. 2, 19, 3.
—Hœres factns.

In the civil law. An heir made by will; a testamentary heir; the person created universal successor by will. Story, Co.nfl. Laws, § 507; 3 BL Comm. 224. Otherwise called "hœres et testamento," and "hœres institutus." , Inst. 2, 9, 7; Id. 2, 14.
—Hœres fideicommissarius.

In the civil law. The person for whose benefit an estate was given to another (termed "hœres fiduciarius," (q. v.) by will. Inst. 2, 23, 6, 7, 9. Answering nearly to the cestui que trust of the English law.
Defined under Hæres in Black's Law Dictionary.