heir
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Rhaenyra’s claim to the Iron Throne stems from her father, King Viserys I, naming her his heir, despite women traditionally being overlooked in the line of succession.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
The eldest child of the previous king, Viserys I, Rhaenyra was named the official heir to the Iron Throne as a teenager by her father, despite women usually being overlooked in the line of succession.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
As the heir of the movement founded by her father, her election has inspired both jubilation and fear among Peruvians who recall Alberto Fujimori’s rule from 1990 to 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The 73-year-old king, who has seven children from four marriages, has not announced his chosen heir, though succession rules favour men.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Development of the institutions designed to make the city heir to Athenian intellectual greatness, the Museum and Great Library, was already well under way under the first Ptolemy.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Vocabulary lists containing heir
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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