noun
( pl. heirs presumptive ) an heir who may lose his or her legal right to receive sb's property, money or title if sb with a stronger claim is born
noun
( pl. heirs presumptive ) an heir who may lose his or her legal right to receive sb's property, money or title if sb with a stronger claim is born
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005