heirdom HEIRDOM heirdom. The state of being an heir; succession by inheritance. [Cases: Descent and Distribution 20–43. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§…
descend DESCEND, 继承, 继承转让 descend v. 继承;继承转让 指在被继承人死亡时依法通过继承而取得遗产;在某些制定法中,它还包括遗赠取得财产。它用于遗嘱中,相当于「给予」或「归于」,表示根据遗嘱而非根据制定法转让财产所有权。它还可用作「转让」〔transfer〕的含义。