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
Successor and heir apparent are semantically related In some cases you can use "Successor" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".
Successor
Successor noun - A person who follows next in order.
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Synonyms for Successor
Heir apparent and successor are semantically related in heir topic. You can use "Heir apparent" instead a noun "Successor".
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Related pairs
- representative and heir apparent
- representative and successor
- heir and heir apparent
- heir and successor
- scion and heir apparent
- scion and successor
- beneficiary and heir apparent
- beneficiary and successor
- descendant and heir apparent
- descendant and successor
- inheritor and heir apparent
- inheritor and successor
- heiress and heir apparent
- heiress and successor
Both terms in one sentence
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Her regents have recently been brought down by a scandal so not only is there not an heir apparent there is no named successor, either.
Source: Manga / Ooku -
Spiritual Successor: Digital Underground had been regarded as the heir apparent to the funk style of Parliament/Funkadelic.
Source: Music / Digital Underground - Spain's Parliament actually took the trouble to vote and have her be the official heir apparent to her father, even though any foreseeable successor to the King of Spain will practically have very little power at all regardless of gender.
Source: The Artifact / Other
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