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heiressheir‧ess /ˈeərəs, ˈeəres $ ˈer-/ noun [countable]  - A Philadelphia - or is it Chicago? heiress.
- And I suppose you have not chosen to flaunt yourself as an heiress in society.
- BThe 36 acres of hilltop land were owned by Aline Barnsdall, an oil heiress who dabbled in producing avant-garde theater.
- But Amy was neither a passive heiress nor a passive wife.
- His first marriage, to heiress Catherine Mellon, ended in divorce, and he reportedly received a $ 7 million settlement.
- Marrying an heiress was always the quickest way to wealth.
- Pedro's heiress was his eldest surviving daughter Constanza, who married John of Gaunt in September 1371.
- The cuckolding of heiresses and the wives of great lords was considered the highest form of courtly love.
VERB► marry· Geoffrey, the third son, was to marry the heiress to the Dukedom of Brittany. a woman who will receive or has received a lot of money or property after the death of an older member of her family |