Heir apparent and Heir expectant

Heir apparent noun - An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor.

Heir expectant and heir apparent are semantically related. in person expected to take over topic. In some cases you can use "Heir expectant" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".

Heir apparent and heir expectant are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Heir apparent" with "Heir expectant", this phrases are similar.