Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heirless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
heir-less
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without an heir.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English eireles; equivalent to heir + -less.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

heirlessness

Questions

What does heirless mean?
Without an heir.
Where does heirless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce heirless

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