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Meanings of heir presumptive in English

Russian
предполагаемый престолонаследник
Portuguese
herdeira presuntiva
Spanish
heredero presunto
Catalan
hereu presumpte

Title of inheritance.

Related terms
предполагаемый престолонаследник
Synonyms
Examples for "heiress presumptive"
Examples for "heiress presumptive"
1
A good connexion and a good dower are one thing, and an heiress presumptive to Kirkham is another.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
2
With the abdication crisis of December 1936, and her shy, stammering father crowned George VI, she becomes heiress presumptive.
The Guardian
3
Of course, Mary was the Queen, and a much grander match than one who was just heiress presumptive to the throne.
The lady elizabeth
Usage of heir presumptive in English
1
The King and the heir presumptive were nearly of the same age.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
2
Benedict Rutherford, heir presumptive to the title, coughed discreetly into his napkin.
Too wicked to kiss
3
He was heir presumptive to the throne, and a bold and daring prince.
By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
4
His brother and heir presumptive was known to be a bigoted Roman Catholic.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
5
The New Dominant was only heir presumptive then, or heir apparent but not obvious.
The Book of the Damned
6
Of course, if I pull through, he becomes heir presumptive.
A Son of the Immortals
7
He is heir presumptive; his father is heir apparent.
The Irish Times
8
On the 31st March, the heir presumptive, just manufactured by the Guises, sent forth his manifesto.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
9
He was still heir presumptive to the throne.
The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
10
Joshua is an obvious, if unwilling, heir presumptive.
The Guardian
11
The death of Alençon made Henry of Navarre the actual heir presumptive to the throne of France.
England under the Tudors
12
Then of the strange accidents by which he had become heir presumptive to the earldom of Essendine.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
13
Old family-theyoung man himself heir presumptive to a marquisate money-highcharacter-everything that mortal mother could desire.
The Coryston Family / A Novel
14
What would they say if the heir presumptive to the barony came home with an American wife?
Charred Wood
15
He is English by birth, nephew to the Earl of E., and heir presumptive to his immense estates.
The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
16
A second glance showed me, that among some children, were the heir presumptive, and his sister Mademoiselle d'Artois.
Recollections of Europe
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