heir-loom en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of heirloom
alt of heirloom
If the fair Mancini manages the son as her uncle has managed the mother, France is but a heir-loom to the Mazarins.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heir-looms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |