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Heir presumptive   /ɛr prizˈəmptɪv/   Listen
Heir presumptive

noun
1.
A person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative.





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"Heir presumptive" Quotes from Famous Books



... I could have grown so fond of the fellow," he muttered, "or feel so lonely without him? I've a comfortable little fortune in the three per cents.; I'm heir presumptive to my uncle's title; and I know of a certain dear little girl who, as I think, would do her best to make me happy; but I declare that I would freely give up all, and stand penniless in the world to-morrow, if this mystery could be satisfactorily ...
— Lady Audley's Secret • Mary Elizabeth Braddon


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