heiress

heiress
A woman who stands to inherit.

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  • heiress — index beneficiary, legatee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 heiress …   Law dictionary

  • Heiress — Heir ess, n. A female heir. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heiress — 1650s, from HEIR (Cf. heir) + ESS (Cf. ess) …   Etymology dictionary

  • heiress — ► NOUN ▪ a female heir, especially to vast wealth …   English terms dictionary

  • heiress — [er′is] n. a female heir, esp. to great wealth …   English World dictionary

  • heiress — [[t]e͟ərɪs[/t]] heiresses N COUNT: oft N to n An heiress is a woman or girl who has the right to inherit property or a title, or who has inherited it, especially when this involves great wealth. ...the heiress to a jewellery empire. ...an… …   English dictionary

  • heiress — UK [ˈeəres] / US [ˈerəs] noun [countable] Word forms heiress : singular heiress plural heiresses a woman or girl who will receive money or property when another person dies …   English dictionary

  • heiress — I heir, heiress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. legatee, inheritor, beneficiary. See possession, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. female inheritor, crown princess, inheritress, inheritrix, wealthy girl, debutante; see also heir …   English dictionary for students

  • Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia — (1323 41) was wife to George II of Halych and sister to Leo II of Halych and Andrew of Halych, daughter of George I of Halych. She assisted her husband king Boleslaus George II of Halych in ruling Galicia In 1323 her brother s Andrew of Galicia… …   Wikipedia

  • Heiress (fragancia) — Heiress y Heir son fragancias de hombre y mujer de Parlux Fragrances, y son la tercera línea de fragancias aprobadas por Paris Hilton, seguida de Just Me y Can Can. Heires La fragancia para mujer posee una mezcla de fruta de la pasión, melocotón …   Wikipedia Español

  • Heiress Records — Infobox record label name = Heiress Records image bg = parent = Warner Bros. founded = 2004 founder = Paris Hilton status = Unknown distributor = Warner Bros. Records genre = Pop country = flag|United States location = Carlsbad, North of San… …   Wikipedia

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