Heir
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
COLLATERAL. One who Is not of the direct line of the deceased, but comes from a collateral line; as, a brother, sister, an uncle and aunt, a nephew, niece, or cousin, of the deceased.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
COLLATERAL. One who is not of the direct line of the deceased, but comes from a collateral lino: as, a brother, sister, an uncle and aunt, a nephew, niece, or cousin, of the deceased.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
FORCED. One who cannot be disinherited. See Forcep Heirs.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
(IRREGULAR) tn Louistana. Irregular heirs are those who are neither testamentary nor legal, and who have been established by law to take the succession. See Civ. Code of Lo. art. 874. When the deceased has left neither lawful descendants nor ascendants, nor collateral relations, the law calls to his inheritance either the surviving husband or wife, or his or her natural children or the state. Ib. art. 911.