heiress

noun [C]

/ˈeə.res/

/ˈer.es/

Definition

› a woman or girl who will receive or already has received a lot of money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that person dies: the heiress to the throne a Texan oil heiress → See also heirInheriting and bequeathing

(Definition of heiress noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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