heir apparent

English

WOTD – 16 April 2012    

Wikipedia

Noun

heir apparent (plural heirs apparent)

1. (usually monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

Antonyms

• heir presumptive

Translations

someone who will definitely inherit

• Finnish: kruununperijä (fi), kruununperillinen (fi)
• Greek: φυσικός κληρονόμος (el) (fysikós klironómos) m and f 

• Russian: кронпринц (ru) m (kronprinc)
• Spanish: heredero forzoso (es) m, heredera forzosa (es) f