kruununperijä — meaning in English

English meaning

• scion noun A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
• successor noun A person or thing that follows and takes the place of another.

Senses

kruununperijä is used for these senses in English:

• heir apparent (usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.
• heir presumptive Someone who will become an heir (usually to a monarchy) only if no-one with a higher-ranking claim is born.
• scion The heir to a throne.
• successor The next heir in order or succession.

scion — full definition

1. noun A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
2. noun A cutting or shoot from a plant, used for grafting onto another plant.

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