• Heritrix

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    Noun

    heritrix

    (plural heritrices or +)
    1. A female heritor.
      • 1665–1676, Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda, 1665-1676, They got also Lufnes by marieng the heritrix theirof Riccartoun....The Lairds of Glenbervie are not the oldest Douglasses as some say, but a cadet of Angus maried the heritrix theirof, they being then Melvils verie old in that name, and the powerfullest in all the Mearnes....He was a cadet of Erroll, and the 1 heritrix he married with was one Macfud, and by her he got his land in Twedall;...Tho some alledge their was in old tymes a Lord Giffard, and that it ended with ane heritrix married in the house of Yester:...
      • 1723, Rafe Brooke, A Second Discouerie of Errours Published in the Much-Commended Britannia, 1594. Very preiudiciall to the Discentes and Successions of the aunciente Nobilitie of this Realme. With a Reply to Mr. Camden’s Apology ad Lectorem, in his fift Edition, 1600., It is the concealment and loÅ¿Å¿e of three moÅ¿t notable in Heritrices, that were married vnto three of theÅ¿e Ferrarian Earles.
      • 1727, Jus populi divinum, or The People’s Right to elect their Pastors;, Seeing thoÅ¿e that Å¿tand up for a Right to Heritors do alÅ¿o allow of Heritrixes their voting in the Affair, it is ridiculous in them to Å¿tart any Å¿uch Objection.
      • 1732, The Overture considered; or, Queries Anent the Assembly’s Overture, Concerning the Method of planting vacant Churches, transmitted to Presbyteries for their Remarks, May 14th, 1731; in a Letter to a Member of the ensuing General Assembly, If the AÅ¿Å¿embly go in to this Overture, which God forbid, would it not be needful, as they conÅ¿ult the Peace and EaÅ¿e of Church-judicatories, that they declare to the World what they mean by Heritors? As, Whether, by Heritors, they intend Heritrixes alÅ¿o? For Heritrixes are not Heritors in the Å¿trict Acceptation of the Word.
      • 1787, Heads of a Bill Proposed to be submitted to the consideration of Parliament., ...perÅ¿ons who, though they may have retired from buÅ¿ineÅ¿s, Å¿hall have, at Å¿ome time, for the Å¿pace of five years together, carried on, or been occupied in Å¿uch trade, manufacture, art or profeÅ¿Å¿ion, within the Borough, or Å¿hall be heritors, or the huÅ¿bands of heritrixes holding property within the Borough, in manner herein after mentioned:...
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