coheiress

Definition of coheiressnext

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Noun
  • In 1653, Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, the daughter of Reynier Bolnes, a brickmaker, and Maria Thins, a wealthy Catholic heiress who owned a large house in an area of town known as Papists’ Corner.
    Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • After seven years of dating and the birth of their eldest child, Andrea married the billionaire heiress in a private civil ceremony in Monaco in August 2013.
    Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • New leader, same problems Just as Starmer inherited a lackluster economy, so too will his successor.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
    Mary Ramsey Updated June 22, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • An heir apparent to Draymond Green.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Ryan Coogler, especially after the success of Sinners, feels like the most likely heir apparent.
    Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
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“Coheiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coheiress. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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