Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
heir-at-law is a noun meaning "the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate". It carries one recorded sense.
the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for heir-at-law come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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