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heiresses

heiresses is the plural of heiress.

Meaning of heiress

Noun

heiress (plural heiresses)

  1. A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
    • "Do you know, Julia, that Charles has taken some wild-goose fancy into his head about marrying?"
      "Why, what heiress have you picked up?" asked his sister. "I am sure that I am very glad of it, though I cannot form a guess who it is. I never knew a season so unprofitable in that respect as the...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 120
  2. A woman who has received an inheritance.

Phrases with heiresses

Questions about heiresses

What is heiresses the plural of?
Heiresses is the plural of heiress.

Words near heiresses in the dictionary

  1. heiress apparent
  2. heiress presumptive
  3. heiress-apparent
  4. heiress-presumptive
  5. heiressdom
  6. heiresses
  7. heiresses apparent
  8. heiresses presumptive
  9. heiresses-apparent
  10. heiresses-presumptive
  11. heiresshood

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