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HEIR APPARENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heir apparent mean? 

HEIR APPARENT (noun)
  The noun HEIR APPARENT has 1 sense:

1. an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestorplay

  Familiarity information: HEIR APPARENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEIR APPARENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("heir apparent" is a kind of...):

heir; heritor; inheritor (a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another)

Antonym:

heir presumptive (a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative)


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