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Definition of Inheritrices
1. inheritrix [n] - See also: inheritrix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inheritrices
Literary usage of Inheritrices
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish (1905)
"These sisters were, by their mother, inheritrices of the Duchy of Britanny, and
forasmuch as the king ..."
2. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Bart.,during the by Simonds D'Ewes (1845)
"... the coat-armour of all three, with those of their several wives, were there
fairly depicted with the crests of the two last, which were inheritrices; ..."
3. Five Anonymous Plays (fourth Series): Comprising Appius and Virginia, The by John Stephen Farmer (1908)
"... this may indicate either a representation before royalty or be an allusion to
the tenure known as the "courtesy of England," applicable to inheritrices— ..."
4. Collectanea Curiosa; Or Miscellaneous Tracts,: Relating to the History and by John Gutch (1781)
"... he brought into England an huge number of Scots, divers of whom he married to
inheritrices, ..."
5. Collectanea Curiosa; Or Miscellaneous Tracts: Or, Miscellaneous Tracts by John Gutch (1781)
"... he brought into England an huge number of Scots, divers of whom he married to
inheritrices, ..."
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