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heiress

noun

Definition of heiress

as in successor

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Recent Examples of heiress For their first soccer game, the hotel heiress enlisted her kids' help to place the official opening match ball on its stand. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 June 2026 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 Although the original show's Maddie, played by Ashley Tisdale, didn't make the move to the sea, the nautical version did board its hotel heiress, London (Brenda Song), and introduced us to Jessie's Debby Ryan. — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 It's named after Gilded Age heiress Arabella Duval Huntington; her very captivating (and at times spicy) life is playfully chronicled in murals on the bar walls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heiress

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Noun

The release also said that Graves will continue in her role until a successor has been selected.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Struijk’s compatriot was seen as a natural successor to regular partner Dunk as captain.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of successor

Noun

Chip stocks have been one of the largest beneficiaries of the AI boom as companies invest in memory and central processing units to fuel the infrastructure buildout.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Streaming services are predicted to be one of the biggest beneficiaries, as businesses seek to redistribute their advertising budgets.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of beneficiary

Noun

During the draft, the Rams passed on the opportunity to select former USC receiver Makai Lemon and opted instead to pick Simpson, Stafford’s heir apparent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The heir apparent to the British throne bears a striking resemblance to his father in photos from the latter’s childhood.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of heir apparent

Noun

That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.

— Dallas News, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.

— Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020

Definition of devisee

Noun

Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.

— Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.

— Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of assignee

Noun

The show follows a private investigator, Rapp, played by Reid, who heads to a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of Henry Park, played by Williams, the young heir to a powerful fishery.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Norah goes to search for her, and in doing so, encounters George Bartram, the heir.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of heir

Noun

Names of her grantee organizations are shown on screens in the center of the arena during the pre-show countdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
And Alok Vaid-Menon, a comedian and Pluralist Visionaries grantee using a growing platform to put trans-liberatory ideas at the center of the conversation.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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