heir apparent

Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

φυσικός κληρονόμος

Herdeiro aparente

From Middle English heier apparaunt, a calque translation of Middle French héritier apparent, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.

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