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heir apparent
[ air uh-pair-uhnt, uh-par- ]
noun
- an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided they survive their ancestor.
- a person whose succession to a position appears certain:
His popularity makes him the chief 's heir apparent.
heir apparent
noun
- property law a person whose right to succeed to certain property cannot be defeated, provided such person survives his ancestor Compare heir presumptive
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- heir ap·par·en·cy noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of heir apparent1
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Example Sentences
Edward I then invested his son Edward II as the Prince of Wales, and since then the title has customarily - though not always - been given to the heir apparent.
Llamas was recruited to NBC News from ABC and has been rumored to be the “Nightly†heir apparent since he arrived.
The vice-president derided Trump as an idiot eight years ago, before a political evolution that culminated in him becoming heir apparent to the president's Make America Great Again movement.
Roigard, in a rich vein of form for the Hurricanes and the heir apparent to the All Black nine jersey, had been tackled by Highlanders’ James Arscott.
In short, Vance was trying to show that if Trump loses – which is increasingly more likely – then he, JD Vance at 40 years of age is the heir apparent in the Republican Party.
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