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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heirs presumptive is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Heir presumptive

An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. The position is however subject to law and/or conventions that may alter who is entitled to be heir presumptive. Depending on the rules of the monarchy the heir presumptive might be the daughter of a monarch, or the senior member of a collateral line; the birth of a legitimate child to the monarch will displace the former heir presumptive by a new heir apparent or heir presumptive. Heir presumptive, like heir apparent, is not a title or position per se. Rather, it is a general term for a person who holds a certain place in the order of succession. In some monarchies, the heir apparent bears, ipso facto, a specific title and rank, this also sometimes being the case for noble titleholders, but the heir presumptive does not bear that title.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE

heinous
heinously
heinousness
heir
heir apparent
heir presumptive
heir-at-law
heirdom
heiress
heirless
heirloom
heirs apparent
heirs-at-law
heirship
Heisenberg
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
heishi
heist
heister
heitiki

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE

absorptive
active
adaptive
adoptive
adsorptive
captive
consumptive
contraceptive
corruptive
deceptive
descriptive
disruptive
maladaptive
nociceptive
perceptive
pre-emptive
prescriptive
presumptive
proprioceptive
receptive
redemptive

Synonyms and antonyms of heirs presumptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «heirs presumptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE

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Translator English - Chinese

假定继承人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presuntos herederos
570 millions of speakers

English

heirs presumptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वारिस प्रकल्पित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورثة الظني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наследники предположительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herdeiros presumidos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরাধিকারী সম্ভাব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héritiers présomptifs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waris menganggapnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mutmaßlichen Erben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相続人は、推定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상속인 추정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pewaris presumptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thừa kế khoán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாரிசுகள் கருதுகின்றனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारसांना गृहीत धरले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Varisler varsayımlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eredi presuntivi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

domniemanych spadkobierców
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спадкоємці можливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moștenitori prezumtive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικαζόμενους κληρονόμους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

erfgename vermoedelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

presumtiva arvtagarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arvinger presumptive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heirs presumptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE»

The term «heirs presumptive» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heirs presumptive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE»

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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Strictly speaking, heirs cannot be determined until the ancestor dies, though we commonly speak of heirs apparent and heirs presumptive (see B). Heir ordinarily differs from the term children, for brothers and sisters can be heirs. Legal heir ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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North Carolina Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
It may mean heirs apparent or heirs presumptive. But in the same sentence we meet with the expression “heirs of my sister Sally, deceased ,-” and here it may mean heirs at law, but cannot mean heirs presumptive or heirs apparent. We find  ...
‎1836
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Equity Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ...
It may mean heirs apparent or heirs presumptive. But in the same sentence we meet with the expression "heirs of my sister Sally, deceased;" and here it may mean heirs at law, but cannot mean heirs presumptive or heirs apparent. We find the ...
North Carolina. Supreme Court, Thomas Pollock Devereux, George Edmund Badger, 1836
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
... a lineal descendant esp. as contrasted with a collateral descendant — called also bodily heir heir presumptive pi heirs presumptive : an heir whose right to inherit may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative or by exclusion under a valid ...
‎1996
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A Treatise of the Law of Descents
Heirs presumptive are such, who, in the present circumstances of things, would be heirs if the ancestor were to die immediately; but whose presumptive right of succession may be defeated, in the case of a brother or nephew, by the birth of a  ...
Henry Chitty, 1825
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books; with an ...
Heirs presumptive are such who, ifthe ancestor should die immediately, would, in the present circumstances of things, be his heirs; but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born: as a brother  ...
Sir William Blackstone, John Fletcher Hargrave, George Sweet, 1854
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An Institute of the Laws of Scotland in Civil Rights: With ...
See Consignatian. Games of hazard. See Games. Hzms and executors z how sar naturally answerI. 294. 206. able to creditors. I. 218. 35. Heirs (apparent). II. 322. I . Heirs (presumptive). IL-ihib. See apparent Heirs. Heirs (cum bencjfiasiaþ II.
Lord Andrew MacDowall Bankton, 1753
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Decisions of the Court of Session: from November 1825 to ...
But the clause said by the defender to afford the best test for ' the construction of the present tailzie, is the very unusual provi- ' sion inserted for the case of females being heirs-apparent, or heirs ' presumptive, next in succession under the ...
Scotland. Court of Session, F. Somerville, J. Tawse, 1839
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Commentaries On The Laws Of England
... is indefeasible, provided they outlive the ancestor ; as the eldest son or his issue, who must by the course of the common law be heirs to the father whenever he happens to die. Heirs presumptive are sucbj who, if the ancestor should ...
William Blackstone, 1766
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Heirs presumptive are such, who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would in the present circumstances of things be his heirs ; but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born : as a ...
‎1816

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEIRS PRESUMPTIVE»

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Millennials Hate Beer, MorganStanley Report Finds
... the writing is on the wall. Barring a major shift in preferences, domestic beer is on its way out. Wine, and craft beer, are its heirs presumptive. «Huffington Post, May 15»
2
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Heirs apparent (first in line regardless of whether anyone else will be born) have a leg up on heirs presumptive (first in line unless any heirs ... «The Week Magazine, Sep 14»
3
Biblical Adoption Is Not What You Think It Is
In modern law, we do not become heirs until someone dies (though we may be "heirs presumptive"—people entitled to the inheritance). «ChristianityToday.com, Nov 13»
4
'Game Of Thrones' Premiere In San Francisco Draws Celebrities …
Their loyalty to the combative heirs presumptive of the fantasy kingdom was rewarded with a glimpse of the stars and creators of the show and ... «Huffington Post, Mar 13»
5
Why didn't they talk to Charles before this mad scramble?
Female heirs presumptive (daughters whose right to succeed might be removed by the birth of a younger brother), though, have had no such ... «Daily Mail, Jan 13»
6
The Abbey That Jumped the Shark
With the Titanic are lost the two heirs presumptive to Downton Abbey, the younger of whom had been due to marry Lady Mary, thereby keeping ... «The New York Review of Books, Feb 12»
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Wotif.com: A dominant business or one cruising for a fall?
... be sure that while ever there is money to be made in accommodation aggregation, there will be heirs presumptive trying to take the mantle. «The Motley Fool, Jan 12»
8
The Real Facts About The New Juaben Stool
... of one of the royals or heirs presumptive entitled to ascend the Yiadom-Hwedie Stool, subject to good behaviour and unblemished character. «GhanaWeb, Aug 11»
9
Richie Cole: A Wiser But Still Swingin' Soul
... who consequently should not find it surprising that he recorded with two additional heirs presumptive to Bird's throne—the current reigning ... «All About Jazz, Jul 07»

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