DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
heir apparent
/ɜr_ə'pærənt/ · ɜrəpærənt
Heir apparent has 3 syllables: heir ap · par · ent.
heir ap
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par
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ent
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noun. An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor.
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