Meaning of heirling | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Fanis slew his own⟳ sister for possession of the Shunstone, remember⟳? I warrant his heirlings will be as jealous of the Stone as their ancestor was.”

“Even so, the rule⟳ of the Frankish kings was not all catastrophe. Despite the blood-feuds of princes and heirlings, relative stability held good for most of the period, largely because the German border⟳ was quieter than it had been for centuries.”

“William was an artist but all he did was shoot⟳ heroin and smoke⟳ crack and sell⟳ it to the fallen sons and daughters of the aristocracy, the damaged little heirlings who break⟳ apart to punish⟳ mummy and daddy, […]”

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