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coheiress

noun

Definition of coheiressnext
as in coheir

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  1. heiress
  2. successor
  3. heir apparent
Noun
  • That was owned by Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, the heiress to the Campbell’s Soup fortune.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Test audiences hated the pilot, a shambolic, overly convoluted mess about a missing heiress.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of heiress
Noun
  • In 1999, Vladimir Putin became prime minister of Russia, chosen by President Yeltsin as his successor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Wide Receiver, Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions Getty Images TeSlaa is the heir apparent to a starting position in the Lions wide receiver room.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The current heir apparent is Prince George, full name George Alexander Louis.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
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“Coheiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coheiress. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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