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
Next in line and heir apparent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next in line" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".
Next in line
Heir apparent and next in line are semantically related. You can use "Heir apparent" instead a noun phrase "Next in line".
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Related pairs
- heir and heir apparent
- heir and next in line
- scion and heir apparent
- scion and next in line
- beneficiary and heir apparent
- beneficiary and next in line
- successor and heir apparent
- successor and next in line
- descendant and heir apparent
- descendant and next in line
- inheritor and heir apparent
- inheritor and next in line
- heiress and heir apparent
- heiress and next in line
Both terms in one sentence
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In Birthright, you learn that since heir apparent Xander died at the end of the war, Camilla is nominally next in line for the Nohrian throne, but she chooses to Abdicate the Throne, and Leo becomes king.
Source: Heir Club for Men
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Next in line and Heir apparent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heir_apparent/next_in_line
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