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Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales, the eldest son of the reigning sovereign, if so created. He is the heir-apparent to the Crown; he is created Earl of Chester, and is Duke of Cornwall by inheritance (during the
VerbarInfante
title given to every one of sons of the 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 causa, the purpose of which is that the
Aids
three: (1) To ransom the lord's person, if taken prisoner; (2) To make the lord's eldest son and heir apparent a knight; (3) To give a suitable portion to the lord's eldest daughter on her marriage. Abolished by
Astrarius h'res
Astrarius h'res [fr. astre, Fr., the hearth of a chimney], an heir apparent who has been placed, by conveyance ,in possession of his ancestor's estate during such ancestor's lifetime, Co. Litt.
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