Etymology

ultimus haeres

Today it means: The process whereby the estate of a deceased person with no will or traceable blood relatives goes to the Crown. Full definition →

Latin ultimus haeres
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromultimus haeres“ultimate heir”
  2. English todayultimus haeres

From Latin ultimus haeres (“ultimate heir”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.