1. Hist. The common-law doctrine that if a beneficiary of a will would receive an identical interest as an heir under the laws of intestacy, the person takes the interest as an heir rather than as a beneficiary. • The doctrine has been abolished in most states. [Cases: Wills 713. C.J.S. Wills § 1639.]
2. Property. The doctrine that favors a grantor’s intent by construing a grant as a reversion in the grantor instead of as a remainder in the grantor’s heirs. — Also termed doctrine of worthier title. See REMAINDER; REVERSION.
