suus heres
suus heres (s[y]oo-[schwa]s heer-eez). [Latin] Roman law. An heir in the power of the deceased, by whom acceptance of the inheritance was not necessary. See SUI HEREDES.
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sui heredes
sui heredes (s[y]oo-I h[schwa]-ree-deez). [Latin] Roman law. One’s own heirs. — Also spelled sui haeredes. — Often shortened to sui. See SUUS HERES . “If a man died without a will, his property went to his sui heredes (own heirs, direct heirs), that is, to the persons who were previously under his potestas, but were