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HEIR-PRESUMPTIVE

\ˈe͡əpɹɪsˈʌmptɪv], \ˈe‍əpɹɪsˈʌmptɪv], \ˈeə_p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of HEIR-PRESUMPTIVE

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. The person who is nearest of kin, and next in succession to the present occupant, but whose claim to inheritance may be set aside, as by the birth of a child, or other contingency.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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