immediate:
1.
next in succession
(to a throne, &c.) All'sW. II. iii.
139 (fig.) “She
is young, wise, fair; In these to nature she's
heir,”
2H4 V. ii. 71
“The heir of
England,”
Ham. I. ii. 109
“the most to our
throne.”
2.
passing in direct
succession to
2H4 IV. v. 41
“this . . . crown . . .
from thy place and blood, Derives itself
to me.”
3.
direct
Ant. II. vi. 137
“the immediate
author.”