Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Heir-apparent

The person who will succeed as heir if he survives. At the death of his predecessor the heir-apparent becomes heir-at-law.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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