Difference between Heir Apparent and Figurehead

HEIR APPARENT vs FIGUREHEAD: NOUN

Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.
An heir who will inherit the ancestor's estate, title, or office as long as the ancestor does not exclude the heir in any will and the heir survives the ancestor.
An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
Figuratively, a person put forward to represent or to appear to act for others, without having any real authority or responsibility.
An ornamental figure, as a statue or bust, on the projecting part of the head of a ship, over the cutwater and immediately under the bowsprit.
A person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority.
A carved figure on the prow of a ship.
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

Inheritor, Protege, Dethrone, Coronation, Succession, Confidant, Throne, Kingmaker, Princeling, Prince regent, Figurehead, Frontrunner, Heir presumptive, Heir, Successor

Elder statesman, Heir presumptive, Successor, Heir apparent, Face, Lead, Flagship, Person, Symbol, Figure, Leader, Front man, Straw man, Nominal head, Front

Understudy, Protege, Dethrone, Coronation, Succession, Confidant, Throne, Kingmaker, Princeling, Prince regent, Figurehead, Frontrunner, Heir presumptive, Heir, Successor

Helm, Personification, Elder statesman, Heir presumptive, Successor, Heir apparent, Face, Lead, Flagship, Person, Figure, Leader, Straw man, Front man, Front

He was heir-apparent to the throne of borgata casino in atlantic city nj Israel.
The Ming heir apparent will reach all of you in due course.
He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000.
According to Nguni culture, Jorum is the rightful heir apparent.
Prince Charles, a sickly child, now became heir apparent.
Soon, the team starts looking for an heir apparent.
George III, became heir apparent and ultimately king.
Ueved he might really be the heir apparent.
The case of Simon Clark: son and heir of Peter Clark deceased and now heir apparent of the family of Sr.
No person is heir until the death of his ancestor, but before that event is generally called the heir apparent.