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presumptive heir
noun as in heir presumptive
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Mr. Thomas Anthony Trollope married and became the father of a family as presumptive heir to the good estate of an uncle.
Francis Levison is my husband's nephew, his presumptive heir; it may, therefore, appear strange that I set my face against him.
He was again placed in the bosom of his nurse, and the presumptive heir of Selimansha was at length out of danger.
But while the presumptive heir of the Persian throne was reduced to such a strange situation, how was Queen Chamsada employed?
Sometimes he is styled the Master of Maxwell, as presumptive heir of the title.
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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to presumptive heir, such as: legal heir, and statutory next of kin.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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