Heir Male
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Scotch law. An heir inthat can succeed to him. 1 Forbes, Inst. pt. 3, p. 76.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Scotch law. An heir institute, who, though not next in blood to the deceased, is his nearest male relation that can succeed to him. 1 Forb. Inst. pt. 3, p. 76. In English law, the nearest male blood-relation of the decedent, unless further limited by the words "of his body," which restrict the inheritance to sons, grandsons, and other male descendants in the right line. See Jordan v. Adams, 6 C. B (N S) 764; Goodtitle v. Herring, 1 East. 275 ; Ewan v. Cox, 9 N. J. Law, 14.
Defined under Heir in Black's Law Dictionary.