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- heir (n.)
- c. 1300, from Anglo-French heir, Old French oir "heir, successor," from Latin heredem (nominative heres) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adjective, though it was not originally so written in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear. After death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law.
- 1. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews.
- 2. He was seen as Mr Olsen's heir apparent.
- 3. He wanted to beget an heir.
- 4. to be heir to a large fortune
- 5. The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
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