heir-apparent
heir apparent
noun, plural heirs apparent.
1.
an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor.
2.
a person whose succession to a position appears certain: His popularity makes him the chief's heir apparent.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English
1325–75; Middle English
Related forms
heir apparency, noun
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| heir apparent | |
| —n , pl heirs apparent | |
| property law Compare heir presumptive a person whose right to succeed to certain property cannot be defeated, provided such person survives his ancestor | |
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