heir
Example Sentences
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The heir to the Iron Throne is the only person who remembers the late hedge knight, which provides Ser Duncan the recognition he needs to enter the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times
So now the man once seen as the heir apparent to Tom Brady will face the legendary quarterback's eventual successor, Drake Maye, for a place in Super Bowl 60.
From BBC
The heir to the throne, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, is from Maryland and is close to Israelis.
That cohort of investors is starting to die, often leaving their heirs snarled in estate-planning red tape.
Chalamet triumphed over a three-time Globe winner who himself was once seen as an heir to leading men like Paul Newman.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
