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Heirless

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Heir´less
a.1.Destitute of an heir.


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In Tudor times Tatton was bought by the Egerton family who owned the estate until the last Lord Egerton died heirless in 1958.
In the case of Kachhawahas, it had long been established that an heirless maharaja would appoint a successor from among the sons of the Thakur of Jhalai thikana.
PART TWO BUILT in 1914, the Smith & Pepper business suddenly closed down overnight in 1981 when three heirless siblings - Eric, 81, Olive, 78, and Tom, 74 - failed to find a buyer in just one week.
 
 
 
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