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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Local media say Hanning's alleged possession of intelligence documents came to light during a separate case relating to German steakhouse heiress Christina Block.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service is calling foul on an heiress who used the strategy—and is slapping her and her husband with a $736 million tax bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
The young lawyer, who had admired the pretty heiress from the minute he first laid eyes on her, did not have a chance to chat.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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
This is not so much an encyclopedia of heiresses as a starter pack.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
I met real estate developers, agents, heiresses, fund managers, lawyers, clothing designers, professional basketball players, photographers, movie producers, and television correspondents.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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