: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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Trump bought the mansion and a neighboring oceanfront parcel, formerly owned by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, in 1985 for $10 million.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Chrisley evolved from teenaged reality TV heiress to one of the most recognizable conservative voices of her generation after her parents were imprisoned on fraud and tax evasion charges in 2023.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Devoted fans are as iconic as its designs, including Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco and American heiress Barbara Hutton.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
This will be a tale of crime and punishment told in flashback, rewinding to Becket’s mother, an heiress excised from an eleven-figure fortune for giving birth as an unwed teenager.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Chrisley evolved from teenaged reality TV heiress to one of the most recognizable conservative voices of her generation after her parents were imprisoned on fraud and tax evasion charges in 2023.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Devoted fans are as iconic as its designs, including Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco and American heiress Barbara Hutton.
—Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
This will be a tale of crime and punishment told in flashback, rewinding to Becket’s mother, an heiress excised from an eleven-figure fortune for giving birth as an unwed teenager.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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