0%

heir presumptive

heir pre·sump·tive
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [air pri-zuhmp-tiv]
    • /ɛər prɪˈzʌmp tɪv/
    • /eər prɪˈzʌmp.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [air pri-zuhmp-tiv]
    • /ɛər prɪˈzʌmp tɪv/

Definitions of heir presumptive words

  • noun plural heir presumptive a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir. 1
  • noun heir presumptive law: expected heir 1
  • noun heir presumptive a person who expects to succeed to an estate but whose right may be defeated by the birth of one nearer in blood to the ancestor 0
  • noun heir presumptive an heir whose right to a certain property or title will be lost if someone more closely related to the ancestor is born before that ancestor dies 0
  • noun heir presumptive (usually monarchy) Someone who will inherit only if no better choice for an heir is born. 0
See all 5 definitions of heir presumptive

Information block about the term

Origin of heir presumptive

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heir presumptive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heir presumptive

heir presumptive popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heir presumptive usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for heir presumptive

noun heir presumptive

Just one Synonym for heir presumptive

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?