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heir apparent
[ air uh-pair-uhnt, uh-par- ]
noun
- an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided they survive their ancestor.
- a person whose succession to a position appears certain:
His popularity makes him the chief 's heir apparent.
heir apparent
noun
- property law a person whose right to succeed to certain property cannot be defeated, provided such person survives his ancestor Compare heir presumptive
Other Word Forms
- heir ap·par·en·cy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of heir apparent1
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Example Sentences
In 2023 the Rams drafted Stetson Bennett in the fourth round, but the third-year pro is not regarded as the heir apparent.
If the Rams do not find Stafford’s heir apparent, there is always next year.
Edward I then invested his son Edward II as the Prince of Wales, and since then the title has customarily - though not always - been given to the heir apparent.
Llamas was recruited to NBC News from ABC and has been rumored to be the “Nightly” heir apparent since he arrived.
The vice-president derided Trump as an idiot eight years ago, before a political evolution that culminated in him becoming heir apparent to the president's Make America Great Again movement.
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