What does heire mean?
Heire means Obsolete form of heir..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Obsolete form of heir..
But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
How many Masters have some stately Houses had, in the age of a small Cottage, that hath, as it were, lived, and dyed with her old Master, both dropping down together. Such vain Preservatories of us, are our Inheritances, even once removed: but look on it more Removes off, and continuing in thy Name, yet how little doth that concerne Thee (though the first Purchaser, or his Heire) Lazy Posterity, when they heare it so called know it by the Name, but not as thine; […]
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Heire means Obsolete form of heir..
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But those husbandmen said amongst themselues, This is the heire, come, let vs kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
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