Heir apparent
Heir apparent noun - An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor.
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Synonyms for Heir apparent
Heir-at-law and heir apparent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heir-at-law" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".
Heir-at-law
Heir-at-law noun - The person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate.
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Synonyms for Heir-at-law
Heir apparent and heir-at-law are semantically related. You can use "Heir apparent" instead a noun phrase "Heir-at-law".
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Related pairs
- heir and heir apparent
- heir and heir-at-law
- scion and heir apparent
- scion and heir-at-law
- beneficiary and heir apparent
- beneficiary and heir-at-law
- successor and heir apparent
- successor and heir-at-law
- descendant and heir apparent
- descendant and heir-at-law
- inheritor and heir apparent
- inheritor and heir-at-law
- heiress and heir apparent
- heiress and heir-at-law
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