Sentence examples for presumptive was from inspiring English sources
Charles's heir presumptive was therefore his unpopular Catholic brother, James, Duke of York.
However, Henry was not next in the line to the throne; the heir presumptive was Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, who descended from Edward III's second son, Lionel of Antwerp.
The biggest thing that separates presumed from presumptive is that presumptive tends to carry with it a suggestion of reasonableness.
On Google, when Kerry is mentioned, presumptive is used 30 times more often than presumed.
The G.O.P. knock on John Kerry, the Democratic nominee presumptive, is that he flip-flops.
As Mish puts it plainly: " Presumptive is a stinker of a word".
The "heir presumptive" is the one to inherit the throne, unless its right of inheritance is defeated by the birth of a nearer relative.
In 1709 he was recognized as heir presumptive, being named príncipe (prince) de Asturias, and succeeded to the throne on Jan . 15 , 1724upon the abdication of his father.
The heir presumptive is Peter Shea Jr., 35, who got his start as a laborer in Shea's Redding, Calif.
The presumptive diagnosis was aspergilloma within bronchiectasis.
The clinical and operative presumptive diagnosis was multiple hepatocellular adenomas, most likely of the inflammatory subtype.
