heirdom
Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia.
heir·dom
(âr′dəm)n.
1. Succession by right of blood; heirship.
2. An inheritance.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
heirdom
(ˈɛədəm)n
(Law) property law succession by right of blood; inheritance
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014