heir presumptive
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heir presumptive
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A calque of French héritier présomptif, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
noun heirs presumptive
- Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born. I am quite aware that your premature decease would leave me heir-presumptive to the title- ”Heir-presumptive? . . . Oh, I see. My mother might peg out and my father marry again. Calculating brute.”
Opposite: heir apparent
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noun
Opposite: heir apparent
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noun one who inherits if no one with a higher-ranking claim is born
| Español | heredero presunto, heredera presunta |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 假定繼承人 /假定继承人 jiǎdìng jìchéngrén |
| Français | héritier présomptif |
| Italiano | erede presuntivo, erede presuntiva |
| Ελληνικά | επίδοξος κληρονόμος epídoxos klironómos, πιθανός κληρονόμος pithanós klironómos |
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