male heirs
Sons who inherit
Male heirs are descendants who inherit property, titles, or status through the male line.
Historically, inheritance laws in many cultures restricted succession to sons, excluding daughters regardless of birth order: The estate passed to male heirs only.
The term appears in discussions of primogeniture, royal succession, and aristocratic lineage where gender determined who could inherit.
- sonsMale offspring collectively
- eldest sonOldest male offspring
- firstbornFirst child born
- primogenitureEldest inherits all
- lineageDescent from progenitors
bloodline · line of descent · succession · dynasty · throne · crown prince · patrimony · birthright · legacy · crown · prince · scion · descendant · progeny · offspring · noble birth · estate · family seat
- inheritancebequest, bequests, beneficiary, beneficiaries, will
- patriarchypater familias, patria potestas, patriarchate, headship, agnatic succession
- menman, guys, blokes, guy, chaps