Last Heir
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
He to whom the lands come if they escheat for want of lawful heirs, viz., sometimes the lord of whom the lands are held, sometimes the king. Bracton, lib. 5, c. 17.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
He to whom the lands come If they escheat for want of lawful heirs: viz., sometimes the lord of whom the lands are held, sometimes the king. Bract, lib. 6, c. 17.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. He to whom lands come by escheat for want of lawful heirs; that is, in some cases, the lord of whom the lands were held ; in others, the sovereign. Cowell.
Defined under Last in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In English law. He to whom lands come by escheat for want of lawful heirs; that is, in some cases, the lord of whom the lands were held; in others, the sovereign. Cowell.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
He to whom lands escheat for want of lawful heirs, that is, the chief lord or the King.