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HEIR PRESUMPTIVE

\ˈe͡ə pɹɪsˈʌmptɪv], \ˈe‍ə pɹɪsˈʌmptɪv], \ˈeə p_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of HEIR PRESUMPTIVE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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One who will succeed as heir if his right is not barred by the birth of one nearer in succession.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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