English
Etymology
A calque of French héritier présomptif, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.
Noun
heir presumptive (plural heirs presumptive)
- Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.
- Coordinate term: heiress presumptive
Antonyms
Translations
one who inherits if no one with a higher-ranking claim is born
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 假定繼承人 / 假定继承人 (jiǎdìng jìchéngrén)
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- Finnish: kruununperijä (fi)
- French: héritier présomptif (fr) m
- Greek: επίδοξος κληρονόμος m (epídoxos klironómos), πιθανός κληρονόμος m (pithanós klironómos)
- Irish: tánaiste m
- Italian: erede presuntivo m, erede presuntiva f
- Spanish: heredero presunto m, heredera presunta f
- Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
- Welsh: etifedd tebygol m
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