: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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All this week Anant Ambani—son of billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani—and pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant have been celebrating their wedding, a months-long ordeal that took over the internet back in March when Rihanna performed at their pre-wedding party.
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 July 2024
Reneé Rapp The heiress to the Regina George crown proved in 2024 that coming-out isn’t always a one-time deal; our identities and our understanding of ourselves can shift over the course of a lifetime.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 8 July 2024
Marianne Smyth, who's accused of traveling across the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming several victims out of more than $170,000, has been extradited to the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice confirmed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2024
The Dickensian cast of characters runs to fifty-nine names and spans the breadth of the class hierarchy: a cabdriver, a duke, drill rappers, a Russian oligarch, people-traffickers, a newspaper columnist, a fashion designer, a chutney heiress.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 July 2024
Reneé Rapp The heiress to the Regina George crown proved in 2024 that coming-out isn’t always a one-time deal; our identities and our understanding of ourselves can shift over the course of a lifetime.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 8 July 2024
Marianne Smyth, who's accused of traveling across the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress and scamming several victims out of more than $170,000, has been extradited to the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice confirmed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2024
The Dickensian cast of characters runs to fifty-nine names and spans the breadth of the class hierarchy: a cabdriver, a duke, drill rappers, a Russian oligarch, people-traffickers, a newspaper columnist, a fashion designer, a chutney heiress.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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