Heir
Heir noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.
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Synonyms for Heir
Sons and heir are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Sons" with "Heir", this nouns are similar.
Sons
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- Marrying an eldest daughter makes you heir, while the sons who would be heirs in a more traditional set-up have to go princess-hunting in the hopes of becoming king of somewhere that way.
Source: Heir-In-Law -
The chances of 21 generations conceiving only male heirs (and only one male heir, because there's never any mention of secondary sons) aren't exactly very high.
Source: Heir Club for Men -
Heir-In-Law: It's a matter of law that sons-in-law take precedence even over actual sons.
Source: Visual Novel / The Royal Trap
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