heir and spare
idiom describing the need for a monarch to have more than one son in case the firstborn one dies
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heir and spare
Summary
heir and spare is an idiom[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (idiom category, ranking #97 of 97).[2]
Key Facts
- heir and spare's instance of is recorded as idiom[3].
- heir and spare's instance of is recorded as rhyme[4].
- heir and spare's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
- heir and spare's has cause is recorded as birth order[6].
- heir and spare's has cause is recorded as child mortality[7].
- heir and spare's has cause is recorded as inheritance[8].
- heir and spare's facet of is recorded as heir[9].
- heir and spare's facet of is recorded as cadet[10].
- heir and spare's facet of is recorded as birth order[11].
- heir and spare's described by source is recorded as Heirs and Spares: Elite Fathers and Their Sons in the Literary Sources of Umayyad Iberia[12].
- heir and spare's has effect is recorded as heir apparent[13].
- heir and spare's has characteristic is recorded as rhyme[14].
Why It Matters
heir and spare draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (idiom category, ranking #97 of 97).[2]