Definition of Nieces

1. Noun. (plural of niece) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nieces

1. niece [n] - See also: niece

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nieces

nidulant
nidulate
nidulated
nidulates
nidulating
nidulation
nidulite
nidus
nidus avis
nidus hirundinis
niduses
nie
niece
niece-in-law
nieceless
nieces (current term)
nieces-in-law
nied
niedermayrite
niedermayrites
nief
niefs
nielli
niellist
niellists
niello
nielloed
nielloing
niellos
nielsbohrium

Literary usage of Nieces

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"Susan Cunningham and Lilly Douglas are nieces of the testator, Fred Mobley is the only son of a predeceased niece, 13 of the classes designated "children" ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: During by Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1824)
"IV. to the ultimate remainder-man, and thus the predominant wish of the testator would be complied with, inasmuch as the nieces were the objects of his ..."

3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1891)
"The words, "all the children of my brother," though used as if to designate the class, mean the nephews and nieces enumerated in another part of the will, ..."

4. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted, to by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"A gift to Nephews and nieces (like one to CHILDREN) includes such as are en ventre sa mere (Re Hallett, WN (92) 148). " As regards the term 'Nephew' and ..."

5. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1892)
"The words, "all the children of my brother," though used as if to designate the class, mean the nephews and nieces enumerated in another part of the will, ..."

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