Under the village's old laws, the heirs by custom received the ancestral lands while the rest of the family divided movable property.

The heirs apparent gathered at the palace to pledge their loyalty to the new monarch.

The heirs presumptive gathered at the estate to discuss the late duke's will.

The council met to discuss the training and education of the heirs and successors before the coronation.

The attorney explained how pretermitted heirs might contest the will if they were unintentionally omitted.

The lawyer explained that the legal heirs must file a claim within six months to inherit the property.

After the will was declared invalid, the heirs at law gathered to discuss dividing the estate.

When their father died intestate, the heirs-at-law met with the executor to discuss the division of the property.

The statutory heirs gathered at the attorney's office to discuss the estate distribution.

Because no child of the monarch had been born with a stronger claim, Lady Margaret remained the heir presumptive.