heiress Definition
heir·ess (er′is)
noun
a female heir, esp. to great wealth
heiress Synonyms
heiress
n.
heiress Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- family: Then into the hands of Oliver family, one of whom married heiress of family.
- estate: In 1294, Alice de Lascy, the heiress of the family estates, married Thomas, 2nd.
- house: Henry VII had married solely for political reasons as Elizabeth was the heiress of the rival House.
Converse of object
- marry: In course of time he was fortunate enough to marry the heiress of the Manor.
- become: Mary eventually became heiress of her brother's property.
- orphan: Having lived most of her life in Paris she returns to America aged 20, an orphaned heiress.
- leave: This has been stolen, leaving the heiress to the throne unable to communicate verbally.
- abduct: A legend attached to the castle tells of a supernatural knight who abducts a young heiress to the castle.
Adjective modifier
- wealthy: The son of the 4th Duke was George who married Elizabeth Brodie, a wealthy heiress.
- sole: He acquired it through his marriage with Ann, Duchess of Hamilton, sole heiress to James, Duke of Hamilton.
- rich: Miss Morstan, could we secure her rights, would change from a needy governess to the richest heiress in England.
- American: In 1901 Beatty married American millionaire heiress Ethel Tree.
- beautiful: All Vienna talked of the approaching marriage of the beautiful heiress with Count von Hermanstadt.
- young: A legend attached to the castle tells of a supernatural knight who abducts a young heiress to the castle.
Modifies a noun
daughter: An heiress daughter later in history married Sir John Knight ex Mayor of Bristol in 1600's.
Noun used with modifier
- hotel: The hotel heiress said, 'There's nobody in the world like me.
- millionaire: In 1901 Beatty married American millionaire heiress Ethel Tree.
- socialite: What do you get the socialite hotel chain heiress who has everything?
- society: Wife Five years younger than Canning, Joan Scott preferred to stay in the background rather than playing the role of society heiress.
Browse dictionary entries near heiress
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