Heir Apparent
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who has an indefeasible right to the inheritance, provided he outlive the ancestor. 2 Bl. Comm. 208.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who has an indefeasible right to the Inheritance, provided he outlive the ancestor. 2 Bia. Com. 208.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son. or his issue, who must, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens to die. 2 Bl. Comm. 208; 1 Steph Comm. 358; Jones v. Fleming, 37 Hun (N. Y.) 230.
Defined under Heir in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An heir whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive the ancestor; as in England the eldest son, or his issue, who ronst, by the course of the common law, be heir to the father whenever he happens to die. 2 Bl. Comm. 208; 1 Steph. Comm. 358. herit all lands, tenements, and hereditaments which belonged to him or of which he was seised. The same as “heir general.”