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heir n1 lit héritier/-ière m/f (to de) ; his son and heir son héritier ; heir apparent, heir presumptive héritier/-ière m/f présomptif/-ive (sauf changement dans l'ordre de succession) ; rightful heir, heir-at-law héritier/-ière m/f légitime ; to make sb one's heir laisser ses biens à qn ; -
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heir [eə(r)]∎ he is heir to a vast fortune il est l'héritier d'une immense fortune;∎ the heir to the throne l'héritier du trône ou de la couronne;∎ Law heir at law, rightful heir héritier m légitime ou naturel;∎ literary flesh is heir to many ills l'humanité a hérité de bien des mauxLaw heir presumptive héritier m présomptif (sauf naissance d'un héritier en ligne directe)
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heir — / ar/ n: one who inherits or is entitled to succeed to the possession of property after the death of its owner: as a: one who by operation of law inherits the property and esp. the real property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will… … Law dictionary
Heir apparent — Apparent Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent — Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent horizon — Apparent Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apparent time — Apparent Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heir apparent — n. pl. heirs apparent the heir whose right to a certain property or title cannot be denied if the heir outlives the ancestor and the ancestor dies intestate: see HEIR PRESUMPTIVE … English World dictionary
Heir apparent — An heir apparent is an heir who (short of a fundamental change in the situation) cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could… … Wikipedia
Heir presumptive — An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the throne … Wikipedia
heir — heirless, adj. /air/, n. 1. a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter s death. 2. Law. a. (in common law) a person who inherits all the property of a deceased person, as by descent,… … Universalium
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary
heir — /er/ See heirs @ heir apparent An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens… … Black's law dictionary