heir presumptive
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heir presumptive

noun
plural heirs presumptive

Definition of HEIR PRESUMPTIVE

: an heir whose legal right to an inheritance may be defeated (as by the birth of a nearer relative)

First Known Use of HEIR PRESUMPTIVE

circa 1737

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