Middle English Dictionary Entry
cōheir n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cōheir n. |
| Etymology | AF; cp. L cōhērēs. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A joint heir.
Associated quotations
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Eph.3.6 : Þe folke to be coheyres [L coheredes] and concorporelys and conparteners in iesu crist.
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Heb.11.9 : Ysaac and Iacob coheires of þe same repromyssyoun.
- (1434) Proc.Privy C.4.261 : Herry, sone & heire to Sir John Gray, coheir to þe lordship of Powys.
- (c1439) *Proc.Chanc.PRO ser.C 1 file 9no.111 : John Poere and Margery his Wif..coheirs of William Faseman.