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  • 61heir */*/ — UK [eə(r)] / US [er] noun [countable] Word forms heir : singular heir plural heirs 1) someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies heir to: Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune. heir to the throne (= the next …

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  • 62heir-at-law — noun the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor * * * noun see heir at law 2 * * * heirˈ at lawˈ noun An heir by legal right • • • Main Entr …

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  • 63Heir of Sea and Fire — Infobox Book name = Heir of Sea and Fire title orig = translator = image caption = author = Patricia A. McKillip cover artist = country = United States language = English series = The Riddle Master Trilogy genre = Fantasy novel publisher =… …

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  • 64heir presumptive — noun a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative • Ant: ↑heir apparent • Hypernyms: ↑heir, ↑inheritor, ↑heritor * * * ˌheir preˈsumptive [heir presumptive heirs presumptive …

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  • 65heir apparent — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms heir apparent : singular heir apparent plural heirs apparent a) an heir whose right to a rank or title cannot be taken away if another heir is born b) the person who is most likely to follow another person in a …

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  • 66heir — [[t]e͟ə(r)[/t]] heirs N COUNT: oft with poss, oft N to n An heir is someone who has the right to inherit a person s money, property, or title when that person dies. His heir, Lord Doune, cuts a bit of a dash in the city. ...the heir to the throne …

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  • 67heir apparent — heirs apparent N COUNT: usu sing, oft the N to n, poss N The heir apparent to a particular job or position is the person who is expected to have it after the person who has it now. [JOURNALISM] ...a man who was once the heir apparent to a media… …

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  • 68heir apparent — noun (plural heirs apparent) 1》 an heir whose claim cannot be set aside by the birth of another heir. Compare with heir presumptive. 2》 a person who is most likely to succeed to the place of another …

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  • 69heir presumptive — noun (plural heirs presumptive) an heir whose claim may be set aside by the birth of another heir. Compare with heir apparent …

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  • 70heir — noun (C) 1 the person who has the legal right to receive the property or title of another person when they die (+ to): John was the sole heir to a vast estate. | the heir to the throne (=the person who will become king or queen) 2 the person who… …

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