noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ legal , legitimate , rightful
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the rightful ~ to the throne
▪ natural , real , true
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The socialists saw themselves as true ~s of the Enlightenment.
▪ worthy
▪ direct
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When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct ~.
▪ immediate
▪ chosen , designated
▪ apparent , presumptive (both only after heir )
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On his brother's death he became ~ apparent to the title.
▪ future
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He's the future ~ to the throne.
▪ sole
▪ female , male
▪ royal
▪ political , spiritual
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He sees himself as the spiritual ~ to Kennedy.
VERB + HEIR
▪ have
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He has no ~ to leave his fortune to.
▪ beget ( formal ), produce
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He planned to marry and produce an ~ for his estate.
▪ name
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On his deathbed he named his second son as his ~.
▪ become , fall ( esp. BrE )
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At the age of twenty he fell ~ to a large estate.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
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He is the sole ~ to a large mining fortune.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ to the throne
▪ sb's son and ~
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He left most of his property to his eldest son and ~.