heiress
noun
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
heiresses
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pluralof heiress.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
The two heiresses, raised by nannies some 50 years apart, also shared lonely childhoods.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Among the blindingly White milieu of social-climbing “wives of,” acid-tongued grand dames, bored heiresses, buzzing staff and one wide-eyed country cousin is Peggy Scott, an ambitious young Black woman who shines instead of shrinks.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
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
