heiress

noun

Definition of heiressnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
  1. successor
  2. beneficiary
  3. heir apparent
  4. devisee
  5. assignee
  6. heir
  7. grantee
Noun
  • There’s no indication, however, that Chavez or his successor, Nicolás Maduro, followed through.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Malcolm’s mother, Pamela, serves as successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust, which the actor set up in 1996, according to the filing.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • While no awards have been publicly announced, reports from the Journal and the New York Times say one of the biggest beneficiaries would be Westinghouse, which designs nuclear reactors sold overseas.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 July 2026
  • Independent refiners with no upstream oil production are the clearest beneficiaries.
    — Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • William and Kate Middleton welcomed George, heir apparent to the British throne, in 2013.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • The Rossis want to take down their rivals, the Norths, by targeting their heir apparent, Drayden, who is also Gina’s new boss.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 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
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
  • In 2022, there was much focus on the symbolism of a meeting between Messi and Mbappe, seemingly the heir to the Argentinian’s throne.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Rob Walton, the Walmart heir, sits courtside at Broncos games and holds a piece of the Diamondbacks.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • 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
  • Dollar amounts are no specified but grantees will use the money for general unrestricted operating expenses.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Definition of grantee

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