heir
61heir apparent — heir′ appar′ent n. pl. heirs apparent 1) law an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor 2) a person whose succession to a position appears certain • Etymology: 1325–75 …
62heir at law — n. the heir who has the right, under the laws of intestate descent and distribution, to receive the estate of an ancestor who has died without leaving a will …
63heir-portioner — heirˈ porˈtioner noun (Scots law) A joint heiress or her representative • • • Main Entry: ↑heir …
64heir|ess — «AIR ihs», noun. 1. an heir who is a woman or girl: »His daughter was named in the will as his heiress. 2. a woman or girl inheriting great wealth: »an heiress to a great fortune …
65heir apparent — , heir presumptive The first inherits no matter what; the second inherits only if a nearer relation is not born first …
66heir at law — heir′ at law′ n. pl. heirs at law law a person who inherits, or is entitled to inherit, the real property of one who has died intestate …
67heir|dom — «AIR duhm», noun. heirship; inheritance …
68Heir apparent — An heir apparent is an heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation) cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could… …
69Heir presumptive — An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the throne …
70heir apparent — Synonyms and related words: Muslim rulers, Prinz, apparent heir, atheling, beneficiary heir, coparcener, crown prince, emir, fideicommissary heir, fiduciary heir, heir, heir expectant, heir general, heir in tail, heir of entail, heir of inventory …
