direct heir

collocation in English

meaningsofdirectandheir

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direct
adjective
uk
/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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heir
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
a person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other ...
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(Definition ofdirectandheirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdirect heir

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If that were so, and you could find thedirectheirwho ought to receive the property, it might be a case for investigation.
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Of course, you cannot get at the original robber, so you take as the nearest man, starting from this year, the person who is hisdirectheirand successor.
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However, in 1849, he too died without leaving adirectheir, and the state again was deemed lapsed and was annexed according to the doctrine.
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When he died in 1935 he left investments worth 4,800,000 but had nodirectheir.
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A third problem derived from the lack of adirectheirto the throne.
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He was the lastdirectheirof his house.
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He never recovered from the wound and after years of illness died leaving nodirectheir.
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When nodirectheirwas available, the nobles and prelates chose a ruler, but their choice was restricted to members of the royal family.
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Unfortunately, the child lived only five days, and the kingdom remained without adirectheir.
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On the death of the retired couple, the inheritance was distributed among the direct heirs.
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She was unmarried and left no direct heirs.
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Both children were affected by mental problems, and died early in their lives, leaving no direct heirs.
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In his will there were to be no direct heirs to his estates and no mention of a wife.
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He produced no children, however, and consequently had no direct heirs.
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