elder son

collocation in English

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son
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Moreover, if the eldest son was deceased, the headship passed to the eldest surviving son of the deceasedelderson.
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Theeldersonis 11 and the younger seven.
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Certainly, that is the belief of myelderson.
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In 1943, theeldersonwas called up to serve this country in time of war.
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Myeldersonis co-ordinator of the plans for the super channel.
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Myeldersonwas part of that scheme and benefited from it.
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I am theeldersonof a peer and the peerage goes back to 1542.
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Ten years ago, when she did the same for anelderson, the service was free.
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According to some sources, theeldersonof aneldersonplaces a label upon a label.
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He was succeeded by hiselderson.
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Theeldersonalso became a minister.
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It meant, she thought, the end of his chances educationally, just as it had with herelderson.
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I was wired for six months ago to go to myelderson, the only one left.
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I remember the case of aneldersonof a farmer who would eventually inherit the small farm.
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What ground is there to warrant you in saying theeldersonshall inherit but the elder daughter may not?
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I did not know that writs were used to allow aneldersonto serve alongside his father.
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He is theeldersonof the family.
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The father dies after hiseldersonis taken away.
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After his death, hiseldersonbecame the sardar.
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Hiseldersonis a doctor by profession.
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We are subjected to the same injustice, as theelderson, but we are not given the consolation of being the father's heir.
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Many of these small men work hard all their lives with the idea of eventually handing over the farm to theelderson.
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It will be recorded by the authority of law that that child is the child of theeldersonof the peer.
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At that time aneldersonwas working in the home, and that was the reason she was granted only partial compensation.
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