Meaning of heirling | Babel Free

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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