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heir presumptive
noun
- a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir.
heir presumptive
noun
- See heir apparentproperty law a person who expects to succeed to an estate but whose right may be defeated by the birth of one nearer in blood to the ancestor Compare heir apparent
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Origin of heir presumptive1
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Example Sentences
And that warrants you in sending me to tilt against this foolish heir-presumptive windmill.
Emanuel Geibel presented himself as heir presumptive to the mantle of Heine.
Madame de la Baudraye gave birth to a boy that might have filled a queen with envy who hoped for an heir-presumptive.
Among them was the heir presumptive of the house, a youth of the age of Ferdinand, and of a prepossessing appearance.
You are the Prince of Lochdougal, heir presumptive to the estates and titles of the Stuarts.
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