heiress

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

   "Do you know, Julia, that Charles has taken some wild-goose fancy into his head about marrying?" "Why, what heiress have you picked up?" asked his sister. "I am sure that I am very glad of it, though I cannot form a guess who it is. I never knew a season so unprofitable in that respect as the present.".

2. 2
   noun

   a female heir

3. 3
   noun

   A woman who has received an inheritance.

From heir + -ess.

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