laughing heir

noun

In the law of inheritance, an heir who is legally entitled to inherit the property of a person who has died, even though that heir is only distantly related to the deceased, and therefore has no reason to feel bereaved over the death.

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Meanings

nounlaughing heir (plural laughing heirs)

plural laughing heirs

  1. lawIn the law of inheritance, an heir who is legally entitled to inherit the property of a person who has died, even though that heir is only distantly related to the deceased, and therefore has no reason to feel bereaved over the death.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughing heir,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing%20heir.

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