inheritressn.

Brit.

/ɪnˈhɛrᵻtrᵻs/,

/ɪnˌhɛrᵻˈtrɛs/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈhɛrətrəs/

Etymology: feminine of inheriter, inheritor n. (see -ess suffix¹), which has displaced the earlier inheritrice (see inheritrice n.).

A female inheritor; an heiress. (Less technical than inheritrix.)

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > female heir

distaffa1513

inheritricea1513

heritressc1515

inheritrix?1530

heritrixc1575

inheritress1603

fortune1655

heiress1656

millionheiress1890

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 852 A kinswoman of his and cousin germain, an inheritresse.

1640 H. Glapthorne Wit in Constable ii. sig. Ci^v I was borne Free, an inheritresse to an ample fortune.

1854 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 4) xx. 327 She is a ‘daughter of Abraham’;..an inheritress, as some understand, of the faith of Abraham.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiii. x. 233 Joanna II., the inheritress of the name, the throne, the licentiousness, the misfortunes of Joanna I.

1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. i. 4 Marcella Boyce,..inheritress of one of the most ancient names in Midland England.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inheritress
释义	inheritressn. Brit. /ɪnˈhɛrᵻtrᵻs/, /ɪnˌhɛrᵻˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ᵻnˈhɛrətrəs/ Etymology: feminine of inheriter, inheritor n. (see -ess suffix¹), which has displaced the earlier inheritrice (see inheritrice n.). A female inheritor; an heiress. (Less technical than inheritrix.) ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > heir > female heir distaffa1513 inheritricea1513 heritressc1515 inheritrix?1530 heritrixc1575 inheritress1603 fortune1655 heiress1656 millionheiress1890 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 852 A kinswoman of his and cousin germain, an inheritresse. 1640 H. Glapthorne Wit in Constable ii. sig. Ci^v I was borne Free, an inheritresse to an ample fortune. 1854 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 4) xx. 327 She is a ‘daughter of Abraham’;..an inheritress, as some understand, of the faith of Abraham. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiii. x. 233 Joanna II., the inheritress of the name, the throne, the licentiousness, the misfortunes of Joanna I. 1894 Mrs. H. Ward Marcella I. i. i. 4 Marcella Boyce,..inheritress of one of the most ancient names in Midland England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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