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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. The moon . . . apparent queen. --Milton. 2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. It is apparent foul play. --Shak. 3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun. To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. --Macaulay. What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. --Reid. Apparent horizon, the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon. Apparent time. See Time. Heir apparent (Law), one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive. Syn: Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.

Meaning of Heir apparent from wikipedia

- An heir apparent is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who...
- This is the list of currents heirs apparent to the thrones of the world as of 19 December 2024 [refresh]. List of current monarchs of sovereign states...
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- heir apparent is someone likely to inherit a throne or title. Other uses of heir apparent: Heir Apparent (novel) Heir Apparent (band) Heir Apparent,...
- Heir Apparent is an American heavy/progressive metal band from Seattle, formed in 1983. Heir Apparent was formed in 1983 in Seattle by guitarist Terry...
- contrast to an heir apparent, whose claim on the position cannot be displaced in this manner. Depending on the rules of the monarchy, the heir presumptive...
- The last heir apparent to the French throne to be crowned during his father's lifetime was the ****ure Philip II. The only crowned heir apparent to the English...
- Welsh regiments of the British Army. The feathers are the badge of the heir apparent to the British throne regardless of whether or not the Prince of Wales...
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- during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952....