heir

  • 71heir at law — noun (plural heirs at law) 1. Eng common law : an heir in whom an intestate s real property as distinguished from his personal estate is vested by operation of law and not by will or by curtesy or by right of dower called also legal heir; compare …

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  • 72Heir Apparent (novel) — infobox Book | name = Heir Apparent orig title = translator = image caption = author = Vivian Vande Velde cover artist = Cliff Nielsen country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s, science fiction, fantasy novel… …

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  • 73heir-at-law — noun the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor * * * noun see heir at law 2 * * * heirˈ at lawˈ noun An heir by legal right • • • Main Entr …

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  • 74Heir of Sea and Fire — Infobox Book name = Heir of Sea and Fire title orig = translator = image caption = author = Patricia A. McKillip cover artist = country = United States language = English series = The Riddle Master Trilogy genre = Fantasy novel publisher =… …

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  • 75heir presumptive — noun a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative • Ant: ↑heir apparent • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor * * * ˌheir preˈsumptive [heir presumptive heirs presumptive …

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  • 76heir apparent — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms heir apparent : singular heir apparent plural heirs apparent a) an heir whose right to a rank or title cannot be taken away if another heir is born b) the person who is most likely to follow another person in a …

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  • 77heir apparent — heirs apparent N COUNT: usu sing, oft the N to n, poss N 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. [JOURNALISM] ...a man who was once the heir apparent to a media… …

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  • 78heir apparent — noun (plural heirs apparent) 1》 an heir whose claim cannot be set aside by the birth of another heir. Compare with heir presumptive. 2》 a person who is most likely to succeed to the place of another …

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  • 79heir presumptive — noun (plural heirs presumptive) an heir whose claim may be set aside by the birth of another heir. Compare with heir apparent …

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  • 80heir apparent — noun an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor • Ant: ↑heir presumptive • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor …

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