Difference between Heir Presumptive and Placeman

HEIR PRESUMPTIVE vs PLACEMAN: NOUN

Someone who will inherit only if no better choice for an heir is born.
See heir apparent.
An heir who stands to inherit the estate, title, or office of an intestate ancestor, but whose claim can be defeated if a relative who is closer to the ancestor is born prior to the ancestor's death.
A person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative

One appointed to a political office, especially in government, as a reward for political support; an appointee, a yes-man.
One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government.
One who holds or occupies a place; specifically, one who has an office under government.
A disparaging term for an appointee

Succession, Peacock throne, Kingship, Dynastic, King, Prince consort, Princeling, Monarch, Figurehead, Prince regent, Coronation, Heir, Successor, Throne, Heir apparent

Autocrat, Sycophant, Satrap, Technocrat, Praetorian guard, Bureaucrat, Figurehead, Stooge, Flunkey, Crony, Appointee, Sinecure, Apparatchik, Ejected, Placeseeker

Succession, Peacock throne, Kingship, Dynastic, King, Prince consort, Princeling, Monarch, Figurehead, Prince regent, Coronation, Heir, Successor, Throne, Heir apparent

Quisling, Bootlicker, Autocrat, Sycophant, Satrap, Technocrat, Praetorian guard, Bureaucrat, Figurehead, Stooge, Flunkey, Crony, Appointee, Sinecure, Ejected

He is the son of Eliwood, the main character of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and heir presumptive of Pherae.
Frenchman, that he is not heir presumptive to another crown, and that he has previously taken the civic oath.
Prince Albert became King George VI and the young Princess Elizabeth became heir presumptive to the throne.
Known as "The Brat" in the Heraldic Circle, the Heir-presumptive lives up to her nickname.
Roger was made lieutenant of Ireland and was declared heir presumptive to the Crown.