Presumptive Heir
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who, if the ancestor should die immediately, would, under existing condition of things, be his heir, but whose right of in Loritance may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born; as, a brother, who is the presumptive heir, may be defeated by the birth of a child to the ancestor. 2 Bl. Comm 208
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Heir apparent.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Heib Presumptive.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
v. Heir.