Heir presumptive

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An heir presumptive (FEM: heiress presumptive) is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question.^[1][2] This is in contrast to an heir apparent, whose claim on the position cannot be displaced in this manner.