presumptive heir
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of presumptive heir
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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King Viserys Targaryen’s younger brother and presumptive heir — or so he believes.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2022
Historians determined that the shield once belonged to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the presumptive heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, whose assassination by a Serbian nationalist in 1914 set off World War I.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2021
Reagan was the presumptive heir to Goldwater’s legacy, according to historians.
From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2020
For years, she was viewed within the party as a presumptive heir to the multiracial coalition that twice lifted the first black president to the White House.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019
As her favorite nephew, Bertie was Aunt Agatha's presumptive heir.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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