Heir By Custom
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. One whose right of inheritance depends upon a particular and local custom, such as gavelkind, or borough English. Co. Litt. 140.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One to whose inheritance some special custom is attached, e. g., inheritance thereof by a younger son.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. One whose right of inheritance depends upon a particular and local custom, such as gavelkind, or borough English. Co.. Litt. 140.
Defined under Heir in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English law. One whose right of inheritance depends upon a particular and local custom, such as gavelkind, or borough English, Co. Litt. 140.