heirship

1 8.4

The legal right to receive a person's property or title after they die

noun
/ˈɛrˌʃɪp/

Specialized

: herencia

Due to changes in the law, her heirship to the family fortune was officially recognized by the court.

Examples

Bureaucratic oversight and control of the terms of Indian land leasing only increased as property passed into intestate heirship status, which yielded an ever-greater administrative burden.

Academic text (2018)
To secure his family's future, he carefully planned for his children's heirship to the estate.
The lawyer explained the rules of heirship, ensuring that everyone understood their rights to the property.

Synonyms

succession

vsheirship

Jargon

34 6.3

The passing of property to someone after death

is the legal status of having a claim to property or a title

Surface Forms

heirship singular

heirships plural

Morphology

heirship = heir (transparent) = heir + ship

The noun is formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' to 'heir', meaning the state or condition of being an heir.

Etymology

Heirship comes from heir, a person who will 'inherit' property or a title, plus the ending -ship, as in friendship, meaning a 'state' or 'condition'. So heirship is the legal right or state of being an heir — being next in line to receive property or a title.