heir presumptive

heir presumptive
One who would be the heir if the ancestor were to die at the contemplated time, but whose possibility of inheritance may be destroyed by the birth of some one more nearly related, as well as by his death before that of the ancestor. See heir apparent.

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  • Heir Presumptive — (oder heiress presumptive) ist die Bezeichnung für den (die) voraussichtliche(n) britischen Thronfolger(in) oder den (die) voraussichtliche(n) Erben (Erbin) eines Adelstitels, wenn die Möglichkeit besteht, dass diese(r) noch durch die Geburt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heir presumptive — see heir Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. heir presumptive n …   Law dictionary

  • Heir presumptive — Heir Heir ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F. hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary}, {Heritage}.] 1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the possession of, any property after the death of its owner; one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heir presumptive — ► NOUN (pl. heirs presumptive) ▪ an heir whose claim may be set aside by the birth of another heir …   English terms dictionary

  • heir presumptive — n. pl. heirs presumptive an heir whose right to a certain property or title will be lost if someone more closely related to the ancestor is born before that ancestor dies: see HEIR APPARENT …   English World dictionary

  • Heir 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 …   Wikipedia

  • heir 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • heir presumptive — heir′ presump′tive n. pl. heirs presumptive law a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

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

  • heir presumptive — pl. heirs presumptive. a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir. [1620 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • heir presumptive — /ɛə prəˈzʌmptɪv/ (say air pruh zumptiv) noun (plural heirs presumptive) an heir whose expectation may be defeated by the birth of a nearer heir …  

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