heir

(Ar), n. [ without the silent h, ei, eyr, ayer, ete., heir Heir presumptive. See heir apparent. Warwick did not scruple to show his displeasure, and began a counter-intrigue for the marriage of one of his daughters with the duke of Clarence, the heir presuwmptive to the throne. Stubbs, Const, Hist., § 358. Heir special, See heir general.