This text is part of:
heir: in transf. use (1) a person to whom something (e.g. fate, sorrow, &c.) is bound to fall due Wiv. V. v. 45 “h-s of fixed destiny,” R2 II. ii. 63 “my sorrow's dismal ,” Ham. III. i. 63 “That flesh is to” ; (2) offspring, product 2H4 IV. iv. 122 “Unfather'd h-s . . . of nature,” Ven. Ded. 5 “the first heir of my invention.”
A Shakespeare Glossary. C. T. Onions. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1911.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
