: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The heiress gives a nonlinear and contradictory account of the events that took place in the previous book, and readers aren’t given clues as to why.
—The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The prize ultimately went to her costar Jennifer Coolidge, who stole scenes in seasons 1 and 2 as Tanya, a quirky heiress also on vacation at the titular resort.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Then, in the wake of her mother’s diagnosis, at age 15 she was cast as spoiled heiress London Tipton on the Disney Channel’s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
—John Russell, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The heiress gives a nonlinear and contradictory account of the events that took place in the previous book, and readers aren’t given clues as to why.
—The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The prize ultimately went to her costar Jennifer Coolidge, who stole scenes in seasons 1 and 2 as Tanya, a quirky heiress also on vacation at the titular resort.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Then, in the wake of her mother’s diagnosis, at age 15 she was cast as spoiled heiress London Tipton on the Disney Channel’s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
—John Russell, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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