heiress
Americannoun
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heiresses
plural
noun
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a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth
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property law a female heir
Gender
See -ess.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of heiress
Example Sentences
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Revenue inched up 1% to $6.91 billion compared to the year-ago period, when Paramount was controlled by media heiress Shari Redstone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton outside the US Capitol on 17 December 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It is your house,” the hotel heiress said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
It was rumored that Valencia was some sort of heiress and had paid for the million-dollar house in cash, much the same way a normal person might buy a belt or an electric skillet.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
A number of the Mars heiresses have held top roles at the candy and pet-food company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Who would listen to wealthy heirs and heiresses?
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
“I thought heiresses were supposed to have money,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
Raniere’s endorsers included television stars like Mack, deep-pocketed believers like the Seagram heiresses Sara and Clare Bronfman and affable, normal-seeming guys like Mark Vicente.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
Van never lost his way with women, and he later married and divorced at least two heiresses.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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