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heir_apparent

heir apparent

English

Noun

heir apparent ‎(plural heirs apparent)

(usually monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

Antonyms

heir presumptive

Translations

someone who will definitely inherit

Finnish: kruununperijä (fi), kruununperillinen (fi)
Greek: φυσικός κληρονόμος m, f ‎(fysikós klironómos)
Kazakh: тақ мұрагері ‎(taq murageri)

Russian: кронпринц (ru) m ‎(kronprinc)
Spanish: heredero forzoso m, heredera forzosa f
Telugu: కుమారస్వామి (te) ‎(kumārasvāmi)