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heir apparent

pronunciation:: eIr pae rnt
features:: Word Combinations (noun)

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	heirs apparent
definition:	one whose right to inherit property or a title cannot be legally denied if the ancestor dies without having made a will. (See heir presumptive.)
Word Combinations About this feature adjective + (n.)heir apparent blank, changing, dashing, elder, undisputed verb + (n.)heir apparent rove noun + (n.)heir apparent constellation, front-runner, mantle, physicist, scorer, shed, throne