heir apparent
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heir apparent
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From Middle English heier apparaunt, a calque translation of Middle French héritier apparent, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
noun heirs apparent · heir apparents
- Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited. […] for Mary, though perfectly resolved against ever attaching herself to a younger brother again, was long in finding among the dashing representatives, or idle heir apparents, who were at the command of her beauty, and her 20,000l. any one who could satisfy the better taste she had acquired at Man
Opposite: heir presumptive
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noun
Opposite: heir presumptive
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noun someone who will definitely inherit
| Español | heredero forzoso, heredera forzosa, heredero natural, heredero aparente |
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| 한국어 | 법정추정상속인 beopjeongchujeongsangsogin |
| 日本語 | 法定推定相続人 hōtei suitei sōzokujin |
| 中文 | 準繼承人 /准继承人, 法定繼承人 /法定继承人, 當然繼承人 /当然继承人 |
| हिन्दी | उत्तराधिकारी uttarādhikārī |
| Português | herdeiro aparente |
| Français | héritier apparent, héritière apparente |
| Deutsch | Thronanwärter |
| Italiano | erede apparente |
| Ελληνικά | φυσικός κληρονόμος fysikós klironómos |
| Русский | кронпринц kronprinc, престолонасле́дник prestolonaslédnik |
| العربية | وَلِيّ عَهْد waliyy ʕahd |
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title = {heir apparent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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