Meaning Of The Word Heir apparent

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Heir apparent Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Heir apparent?

heir apparent
The heir apparent to a particular job or position is the person who is expected to have it after the person who has it now.

heir apparent in American English
the heir whose right to a certain property or title cannot be denied if the heir outlives the ancestor and the ancestor dies intestate
noun: an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor

heir apparent in British English
noun: a person whose right to succeed to certain property cannot be defeated, provided such person survives his or her ancestor

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