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      • a woman or girl who will receive or already has received a lot of money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that person dies:
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  2. a woman or girl who will receive or already has received a lot of money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that person dies: heiress to the heiress to the throne. a Texan oil heiress. Compare. heir.

  3. The meaning of HEIRESS is a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth.

  4. countable noun. An heiress is a woman or girl who has the right to inherit property or a title, or who has inherited it, especially when this involves great wealth. ...the heiress to a jewellery empire. [+ to] ...an American heiress. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. Heiress definition: a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.. See examples of HEIRESS used in a sentence.

  6. a woman or girl who will receive or already has received a lot of money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that person dies: heiress to the heiress to the throne. a Texan oil heiress. Compare. heir. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inheriting & bequeathing. assign. beneficiary.

  7. Definition of heiress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Heiress definition: A woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth.

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