Meaning of heir presumptive | Babel Free
Definitions
Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.
Equivalents
Suomi
kruununperijä
Français
héritier présomptif
Examples
“I am quite aware that your premature decease would leave me heir-presumptive to the title- ”Heir-presumptive? . . . Oh, I see. My mother might peg out and my father marry again. Calculating brute.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.