| NOUN | person | heir presumptive | a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative |
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| Meaning | A person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative. | |
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| Broader | heir, inheritor, heritor | A person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
| Opposite | heir apparent | An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor |
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