Heir By Devise
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
One to whom lands are devised by will; a devisee of lands. Answering to the haeres f actus (q. v.) of the civil law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One to whom land is left by will.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One to whom lands are devised by will; a devisee of lands. Answering to the hœres factus (q. v.) of the civil law.
Defined under Heir in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Onetowhom lands are devised by will; a devisee of lands. Answering to the h@res facius (q. 0.) of the civil law.