HEIR APPARENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("heir apparent" is a kind of...):

heir; heritor; inheritor (a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another)

Antonym:

heir presumptive (a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative)