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heir presumptive.
person entitled to inherit a honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question
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An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by a subsequent birth or recognition of a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir apparent, whose claim on the position cannot be displaced in this manner.
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