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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Master and heir apparent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Master" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".
Master
Master noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Heir apparent and master are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Heir apparent" with "Master", this terms are similar.
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The heir presumptive (or any heir apparent, should there be one) to any peer with a title in the Scots peerage is The Master of X.
Source: Literature / Evensong - Unexpected Successor: As younger brother to the previous Master, the new Master should have remained heir apparent until his brother had a child of his own, but the older brother had him packed off to the priesthood of Fire to get him out of the way.
Source: Literature / Chalice
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