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heir presumptive: Meaning and Definition of

heir' presump'tive

Pronunciation: [key]
— pl. heirs presumptive.
  1. a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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