a verb, to inherit. He heir'd his estate from his brother. North.
·vt To <<Inherit>>; to succeed to. II. Heir ·noun One who receives any endowment from an ancestor o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Under the patriarchs the property of a father was divided among the sons of his legitimate wives (Ge...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew institutions relative to inheritance were of a very simple character. Under the patriarch...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary