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Heir Apparent

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Heir Apparents
possessive
Heir Apparent's
pluralpossessive
Heir Apparents'