: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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The subject of the celebrity memoir, which grounds the novel, is the heiress of a media empire who's left to deal with a world defined by the tabloid culture her own family bred.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Alice finds herself on the sleepy Little Crescent Island, hoping to interview mysterious heiress Margaret Ives.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s announcement also comes as Shari Redstone — the media heiress who holds a controlling share of National Amusements, Paramount Global’s parent company — continues to seek a merger between Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The billionaire Democrat heiress running the Harvard Corporation made her president.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Alice finds herself on the sleepy Little Crescent Island, hoping to interview mysterious heiress Margaret Ives.
—Maya Layne, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Tuesday’s announcement also comes as Shari Redstone — the media heiress who holds a controlling share of National Amusements, Paramount Global’s parent company — continues to seek a merger between Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The billionaire Democrat heiress running the Harvard Corporation made her president.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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