HEIR APPARENT


Meaning of HEIR APPARENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

( plural heirs apparent )

Date: 14th century

1. : an heir whose right to an inheritance is indefeasible except by exclusion under a valid will if he or she survives the ancestor

2. : heir presumptive

3. : one whose succession especially to a position or role appears certain under existing circumstances

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.