heiress
Americannoun
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.
Etymology
Origin of heiress
Example Sentences
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It was eventually sold for $85 million in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
That same year, he married Jane Lauder, an executive at Estée Lauder and an heiress to one of America’s wealthiest families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The heiress previously acknowledged criticism she got online for her privileged position.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
After nearly a year of wooing, tech scion David Ellison and his Skydance Media sign a deal with heiress Shari Redstone to buy her struggling media company, Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Either she’s an heiress with money to invest, or she’s in trouble and needs a lawyer to help her.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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