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issueless

issueless

8.2
Having no children or grandchildren
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪʃuːləs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : sin descendencia
  • In the will, it was stated that if the heir remained issueless, the property would revert to the crown.

Examples

  • The nobleman died issueless, leaving his estate to be divided among distant relatives.

  • The couple remained issueless after many years of marriage.

  • The couple lived a long and happy life but ultimately passed away issueless.

  • In legal terms, an issueless estate can lead to complications.

  • The nobleman died issueless, leaving his estate to be divided among distant relatives.

  • In the will, it was stated that if the heir remained issueless, the property would revert to the crown.

  • In legal terms, an issueless estate can lead to complications.

Synonyms

childless
vsissueless
24 4.1

Having no children

is used in legal or formal contexts to mean no descendants or offspring

Antonyms

productive
293 3.5

Able to do a lot and get useful results

prolific
7 6.0

Producing many young animals, fruit, or flowers

Surface Forms

issueless positive

Morphology

issueless = issue (opaque) = issue + less

The formation is regular (issue + -less) but this sense relies on the legal/archaic meaning of 'issue' = 'child, descendant', which many learners do not know, making the meaning hard to derive.

Etymology

Issueless comes from the word issue (originally 'that which comes out' and later used for 'child') and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So issueless means 'without children', a term often used in law when someone leaves no descendants.