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heiress

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. heiress (noun)
  2. heiress apparent (noun)
  3. heiress presumptive (noun)

heir·ess

noun \ˈer-əs\

Definition of HEIRESS

: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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