: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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The Austrian painter’s record is expected to be shattered again by a monumental, six-foot-tall portrait of a young heiress that was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed during World War II.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Tisch is a billionaire heiress whose father donated heavily to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan was wandering around the Paramour Estate in Silver Lake, the lavish former home of silent film star Antonio Moreno and his wife and oil heiress Daisey Canfield last night.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The heiress and entrepreneur has a princess moment in a romantic pale pink gown with floral appliqués and a matching cape.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Tisch is a billionaire heiress whose father donated heavily to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Kyle MacLachlan was wandering around the Paramour Estate in Silver Lake, the lavish former home of silent film star Antonio Moreno and his wife and oil heiress Daisey Canfield last night.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The heiress and entrepreneur has a princess moment in a romantic pale pink gown with floral appliqués and a matching cape.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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