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heiress

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heir·ess  (ârs)
n.
A woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth. See Usage Note at -ess.

heiress [ˈɛərɪs]
n
1. a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth
2. (Law) Property law a female heir
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heiressheiress - a female heir                        
heir, heritor, inheritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
Translations
heiress [ˈɛəres] N (= wealthy woman) → soltera f adinerada; (= heir) → heredera f

heiress [ˈɛərɪs] nhéritière f

heiress
nErbin f

heiress [ˈɛərɛs] nerede f; (rich) → ereditiera
heiress [ˈɛərɛs] nerede f; (rich) → ereditiera

heiress وريثة dědička arving Erbin κληρονόμος heredera perijätär héritière nasljednica erede 女相続人 상속녀 erfgename arving dziedziczka herdeira наследница arvtagerska ทายาทหญิง varis người thừa kế nữ 女继承人


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When Rita turned up in Paris a year and a half after Allegre's death some shabby journalist (smart creature) hit upon the notion of alluding to her as the heiress of Mr.
but she always was silly--intolerably so in marrying him at all, she the heiress of a large fortune and he without a shilling: one title, I know, she might have had, besides baronets.
Two miles below Hornberg castle is a cave in a low cliff, which the captain of the raft said had once been occupied by a beautiful heiress of Hornberg--the Lady Gertrude-- in the old times.
 
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