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Heir Apparent

nounid 71667·updated May 18, 2026
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an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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