heiress
IPA: ˈɛrʌs
noun
- A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
- A woman who has received an inheritance.
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Examples of "heiress" in Sentences
- She was the heiress of the crown.
- This time, the heiress called the police.
- It involved the heiress of the Dalton family.
- The observer calls her an infrangible heiress.
- She is an heiress of one of the founders of IBM.
- Elizabeth was an heiress of the Hungerfords of Studley.
- His wife was heiress presumptive to the throne of England.
- She was the heiress to the Llanover estate in Monmouthshire.
- Cassandra is also the heiress to the thrones of Lireo and Sapiro.
- At birth, Elizabeth was the heiress presumptive to the throne of England.
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