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apparent heir

apparent heir see heir

Apparent heir

Apparent heir. See HEIR. In Scots Law, he is the person to

heir apparent

heir apparent see heir

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heir

intestacy, unworthy compare ancestor, devisee, legatee, next of kin, successor apparent heir : heir apparent in this entry beneficiary heir in the … will if he or she survives the ancestor called also apparent heir compare heir presumptive in this entry heir at law :

Heir

different kinds of heirs were classed and defined:- (a) Heir apparent. He whose right of inheritance is indefeasible, provided he outlive

Prince of Wales

of the reigning sovereign, if so created. He is the heir-apparent to the Crown; he is created Earl of Chester, and

VerbarInfante

kings of Spain and Portugal except the eldest or heir apparent

Adjudication contra h'reditatem jacentem

Adjudication contra h'reditatem jacentem. When a debtor's heir apparent renounces the succession, any creditor may obtain a decree cognitionis

Aids

prisoner; (2) To make the lord's eldest son and heir apparent a knight; (3) To give a suitable portion to the

Astrarius h'res

[fr. astre, Fr., the hearth of a chimney], an heir apparent who has been placed, by conveyance ,in possession of his

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