heirdom en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛəɹdəm/
Etymology
From heir + -dom.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) An inheritance or succession.
The fever’d diadem on my brow I claim’d and won usurpingly —— Hath not the same fierce heirdom given Rome to the Caesar — this to me?
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heirdoms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
heirship (inheritance) · inheritance (inheritance)