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Heir Presumptive

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Noun

1. heir presumptive

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heir Presumptive

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noun
property law
a person who expects to succeed to an estate but whose right may be defeated by the birth of one nearer in blood to the ancestor
Compare heir apparent

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Heir Presumptive

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Word forms: plural heirs presumptive
an heir whose right to a certain property or title will be lost if someone more closely related to the ancestor is born before that ancestor dies
see also heir apparent

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Heir Presumptive

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n. pl. heirs presumptive
An heir who stands to inherit the estate, title, or office of an intestate ancestor, but whose claim can be defeated if a relative who is closer to the ancestor is born prior to the ancestor's death.

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