Heir and Issue

Heir

Heir noun - A person who inherits some title or office.

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Issue and heir are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Heir".

Nearby Words: heiress, heirdom

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Heir and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heir" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

old	old heir	old issue
current	current heir	current issue
original	original heir	original issue
legal	legal heir	legal issue
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, main, new, political, possible, primary, next, last, latest, previous.

Downton Abbey has a plot related to the entail of the estate, which is a similar issue to the situation in Pride and Prejudice whereby the daughters cannot inherit and the male heir is somewhat distant to the family (he's the Earl's fifth cousin).

Source: Heir Club for Men
It was this issue that started a period in English history known as The Anarchy, when Henry I named his lone surviving child, Matilda, his heir.

Source: Heir Club for Men
Naruto: This is a common issue for the Neji/Hinata pairing, as Hinata is heir to the Hyuga clan while Neji is a branch house member whose duty is to protect and serve the main family.

Source: Unequal Pairing

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