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heir apparent
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(Noun) The male next in line to the throne after the current monarch.Usage: In 2013, Charles is Britain's heir apparent.
(Noun) The next-in-line to the throne. In Britain and other countries, it's the eldest male; in other countries, it's the eldest child; in yet other counties, it's whomsoever the reigning monarch says ... .
Usage: Under Salic law, nobody could be Queen of France in her own right.
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