Plural of heiress
regular plural
The plural of heiress is heiresses.
Forms of heiress
| Singular | heiress /ɛəˈɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | heiresses |
| Countable | countable |
Heiresses in a sentence
- We use him for eloping with heiresses, getting involved in drug scandals, and running illegal chemmy parties.1960, The Bedside "Guardian", page 248. From the entry chemmy
- Consider that one in seven of the queens and heiresses apparent of England between William I of Normandy and Victoria of Hanover died in childbed.2022, J[ames] Bradford DeLong, “Notes”, in Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century, New York, N.Y.: Basic…. From the entry heiress apparent
- What surprised us all was how Will's lighthearted nature and constant store of good humor won over one of the great heiresses of King Henry's court, Anne Bourchier.2006, Carolly Erickson, The Last Wife of Henry VIII. From the entry store
- Some Northern Murdochs may be of the same stock of the Murthacs of Rothes, heirs of the Pollocks, and progenitors through incessive heiresses of the Watsons and Leslies of Rothes.1904, John Bulloch, John Alexander Henderson, Scottish Notes and Queries, page 124. From the entry incessive
Meaning of heiress
- noun A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
- noun A woman who has received an inheritance.
Questions about the plural of heiress
- What is the plural of heiress?
- The plural of heiress is heiresses.
- Is heiress countable?
- Heiress is a countable noun.
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