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[ air-is ] / ˈɛər ɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heiress ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth. Origin of heiressFirst recorded in 1650–60; heir + -ess usage note for heiressSee -ess. Words nearby heiressHeinz-Ehrlich body, heir, heir apparent, heir at law, heirdom, heiress, heirloom, heir presumptive, heirship, Heisenberg, Heisenberg uncertainty principle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heiressTo get to watch (his Heiress co-star) Jessica Chastain was a big inspiration. Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho|Tim Teeman|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST DS: I was on stage doing The Heiress on Broadway, and that was a great way to turn 30. Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho|Tim Teeman|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Miss Berki said that the heiress later e-mailed to apologise for any misunderstanding. Masseuse Claims Assault by Russell Brand|Tom Sykes|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rivals tagged her an apparatchik, an heiress, handpicked by a mayor/mentor said to nickname her “ma petite Anne,” my little Anne. French Vote Thrusts Two Women Into the Spotlight|Tracy McNicoll|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1874 Hay marries a Chicago heiress worth millions of dollars. The Battle over President Lincoln’s Legacy|Tom LeClair|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST I s'pose he wasn't going to take any chances of losing his heiress. The Mystery of Murray Davenport|Robert Neilson Stephens If the estate fell to an heiress, her hand was at the king's disposal, and was generally sold by him to the highest bidder. History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)|John Richard Green I am known to be the heiress to a large fortune, and the daughter of a Secretary of State.' The Dictator|Justin McCarthy The brow of the countess gradually smoothed as she noticed how gayly the heiress chatted with her cousin. Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie Robert has not brought her up as an heiress with expectations. The Moon Rock|Arthur J. Rees
British Dictionary definitions for heiress
nouna woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth property law a female heir Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heiresspartner, proprietor, holder, landowner, heir, recipient, buyer, purchaser, squire, governor, possessor, keeper, heritor, sharer, legatee, shoot, brood, sprout, branch, graft |