Haeres, Pl. Haeredes

Concept of “Haeres, Pl. Haeredes”

Traditional meaning of haeres, pl. haeredes in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Heir. Haeres actu: an heir by appointment. Haeres astrarius: an heir in possession. Haeres de facto: an heir in fact; from the wrongful act of his ancestor. Haeres factus: an heir by will, a testamentary heir; see 18 Pa. 43. Haeres est alter ipse et filius est pars patris: an heir is another self and a son is part of the father. Haeres est eadem persona cum antecessore: an heir is the same person with the ancestor. Haeres est quem nuptiae demonstrant: he is the heir whom the marriage indicates [the heir is determined by a lawful marriage]. Haeres est aut jure proprietatis aut jure representationis: the heir is either by right of property or right of representation. Haeres est nomen collectivum: heir is a collective name. Haeres est nomen juris, filius est nomen naturae: heir is the name of the law, son the name of nature. Haeres fiduciarius: an heir in trust, or trustee. Haeres haeredis mihi est meus haeres: the heir of my heir is my heir. Haeres natus: a born heir. Haeredes proximi: next heirs; children. Haeredes remotiori: heirs more remote. Haeres rectus: a right heir. Haeres suus: a proper heir; a child or grand- child. Haeredi magis parcendum est: the heir is to be more favored. Haeredum Deus facit, non homo: God makes the heir, not man. Haeredum appellatione veniunt haeredes haeredum in infinitum: under the name of heirs come the heirs of heirs indefinitely.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Haeres, Pl. Haeredes”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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