heritier de feu

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French term or phrase:feu
English translation:the late; the deceased
Entered by: Germaine A Hoston

23:06 Dec 20, 2012
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French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Inheritance
French term or phrase: heritier de feu
This is in a letter referring to heirs who are disputing theirs inheritances. There is no other real context. The only thing that comes to mind is that it is an heir of the "household" (feu) of the deceased. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
Germaine A Hoston
Local time: 18:21


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4 +3heir of the deceased
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heir of the deceased


Explanation:
Simply.
"Household" - NO - this has no legal meaning
We would say that a deceased has an "estate" - broadly meaning the property and assets that belonged to him or her at the time of death

heir legal definition of heir. heir synonyms by the Free ...
A legal heir is one who is of the same blood of the deceased, and who takes the succession by force of law; this is different from a testamentary or conventional heir ...
legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Heir - Cached
How to Locate Heirs of the Deceased | eHow.com
When a person dies and leaves property, the heirs must be located. An heir is a blood relative who is entitled to inherit property through a deceased person's will ...
www.ehow.com/how_7571011_locate-heirs-deceased.html - Cached
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-12-20 23:14:14 GMT)
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If the person's name follows "feu" then I would say "of the late...(name)"

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agree  cc in nyc
1 min
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agree  Daryo
29 mins
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agree  Tony M: Yes, found in perfectly ordinary dictionaries too! Note it probably doesn't actually mean of 'the deceased', as a) it is not 'du' and b) 'the deceased' is more likely to be 'le défunt'
3 days 43 mins
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