heir·ess

(âr′ĭs)

A woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth. See Usage Note at -ess.

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heiress

(ˈɛərɪs)

1. a woman who inherits or expects to inherit great wealth

2. (Law) property law a female heir

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

heir•ess

(ˈɛər ɪs)

n.

a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, esp. one who inherits great wealth.

[1650–60]

usage: See -ess.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

heiress - a female heir

inheritress, inheritrix

heir, heritor, inheritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

Translations

وَرِيثَة

dědička

arving

perijätär

nasljednica

女相続人

상속녀

dedička

dedinja

arvtagerska

ทายาทหญิง

varis

người thừa kế nữ

女继承人

heiress

[ˈɛəres] N (= wealthy woman) → soltera f adinerada; (= heir) → heredera f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

heiress

[ˈɛərɪs] n → héritière f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

heiress

n → Erbin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heiress

[ˈɛərɛs] n → erede f; (rich) → ereditiera

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

heiress

→ وَرِيثَة 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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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Huntingdon,' said I, 'I suppose you know I am not an heiress?'

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The name of the rich West India heiress had been mentioned with applause in the Morning Post.

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"She has only one daughter, the heiress of Rosings, and of very extensive property."

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"You'll make nothing by trade," continued he; "nothing more than the crust of dry bread and the draught of fair water on which you now live; your only chance of getting a competency lies in marrying a rich widow, or running away with an heiress."

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So Pearl -- the elf child -- the demon offspring, as some people up to that epoch persisted in considering her -- became the richest heiress of her day in the New World.

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He only wanted to aggrandise and enrich himself; and if Miss Woodhouse of Hartfield, the heiress of thirty thousand pounds, were not quite so easily obtained as he had fancied, he would soon try for Miss Somebody else with twenty, or with ten.

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Tell us I intreat you what is become of him?" "Yes, cold and insensible Nymph, (replied I) that luckless swain your Brother, is no more, and you may now glory in being the Heiress of Sir Edward's fortune."

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"I like heiresses very much," replied Rebecca contemplatively.

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