heiress

noun

heir·​ess ˈer-əs 

: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth

Examples of heiress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reflecting on her shift away from competitive team sports, the football heiress emphasized how physical activity shaped her self-image and mental resilience. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Kushner and Iger pivoting to Los Angeles reshapes the bidding and potentially clears the path for Walton Laurie, a Walmart heiress who brings deep pockets and a local flavor to the Vegas process. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Founded in 2017 by Alice Walton, a prominent philanthropist and heiress to the Walmart fortune, the Art Bridges Foundation’s mission is to expand access to American art across all regions of the United States. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Alison Kennedy was the heiress of a wealthy Palo Alto family who would later adopt the alter ego Queen Mu and launch an influential cyberculture magazine called Mondo 2000, a futuristic mash-up of technology, psychedelics, and arts writing. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

heir entry 1 + -ess

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing heiress

• co-heiress

Rhymes for heiress

• derris
• ferrous
• maris
• paras
• teras
• terrace
• varus
• canaris
• embarrass
• hesperus
• nonferrous
• phalaris

Kids Definition

heiress

noun

heir·​ess ˈar-əs 

ˈer-

: a girl or woman who is an heir