Meanings of direct heirs in English

The Italians were the direct heirs to the glory of ancient Rome.

Under the circumstances the house remained vacant awhile, since there were no direct heirs.

Had no direct heirs, so she left Father ten thousand dollars for a little remembrance!

Even the Austrian ambassador had thrown out hints that the house of Bourbon needed direct heirs.

By the terms of Sir Oswald's will the estates of Lionel and Douglas without direct heirs.

You know, Catiche, that we-youthree sisters, Mámontov, and my wife-arethe count's only direct heirs.

If his two cousins, the Dales, die without direct heirs, he will inherit ten thousand a year.

The worst characters, apparently, were the barons and their direct heirs; at least, most was whispered about these.

He was twice married, but had no direct heirs, and on his death in 1680 the marquessate became extinct.

Previous owner was dead and there were no direct heirs, so the government had snapped it up for back taxes.

Legacies to direct heirs are either exempt, or are taxed at a lower rate than are legacies to collateral heirs.

The direct heirs of mod were plastic-sandalled soul boys like Dagger and Withers, then on a foundation course at St Martin's.

Meinhard and his wife Margaret ere long died, leaving Margaret of Tyrol, a widow in advancing years, with no direct heirs.

Its former owners were in elderly couple who left no direct heirs and who had been virtually recluses in their later years.

The government was given discretionary power to expel from the country all actual claimants to the throne of France, with their direct heirs.

Leadership was supposed to be confined to the direct heirs of Genghis Khan, and anybody outside this line had few ways of improving his standing.