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heir_presumptive

heir presumptive

English

Noun

heir presumptive ‎(plural heirs presumptive)

(usually monarchy) Someone who will become an heir only if no-one with a better claim is born.

Antonyms

heir apparent

Translations

one who inherits if no better choice is born

Finnish: kruununperijä (fi)
Greek: επίδοξος κληρονόμος m ‎(epídoxos klironómos), πιθανός κληρονόμος m ‎(pithanós klironómos)

Irish: tánaiste m
Spanish: heredero presunto m, heredera presunta f