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Examples for "heir presumptive "
1 The King and the heir presumptive were nearly of the same age.
2 Benedict Rutherford, heir presumptive to the title, coughed discreetly into his napkin.
3 He was heir presumptive to the throne, and a bold and daring prince.
4 His brother and heir presumptive was known to be a bigoted Roman Catholic.
5 The New Dominant was only heir presumptive then, or heir apparent but not obvious.
1 A good connexion and a good dower are one thing, and an heiress presumptive to Kirkham is another.
2 With the abdication crisis of December 1936, and her shy, stammering father crowned George VI, she becomes heiress presumptive .
3 Of course, Mary was the Queen, and a much grander match than one who was just heiress presumptive to the throne.
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