heiress

CEFRC1

/ɛəˈɹɛs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A woman who will inherit someone's property or wealth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

Examples

  • She's the heiress to a great fortune.

  • Mary is the heiress to a large fortune.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A woman who has received an inheritance.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The young blank inherited a large estate from her grandfather.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From heir + -ess.