heiress

noun

Definition of heiressnext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of heiress At her 2016 parole hearing, Krenwinkel described repeatedly stabbing 26-year-old coffee heiress Folger. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Production on Season Five is ongoing, with the new slate of episodes set to focus on Violet’s daughter Francesca, played by Hannah Dodd, and the heiress Michaela Stirling, played by Masali Baduza. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 The spinoff news comes amid production of Bridgerton season 5, which will feature Francesca’s second-chance romance with heiress Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza). — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026 As a daughter of Nancy Meyers, Annie Meyers-Shyer is essentially an heiress to one of the most recognizable and beloved interior aesthetics around, seen in movies like Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, The Parent Trap, and The Holiday. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 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
  • Then, in 1976, Georgia’s Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford, the Midwestern successor — alert Jon Ossoff and JD Vance!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • His successor, Ali Nasir Muhammad, instituted a far less dogmatic political and economic order.
    — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • With an irrevocable trust, the creator transfers ownership of an asset into the trust and the terms can't be changed without the consent of the beneficiaries or a court.
    — Hayley Cuccinello,Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • More than $200 million has already been distributed to or for the benefit of Paris and the other beneficiaries.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • The company has no public succession plan, and Huang has no obvious heir apparent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • At age 44, the celebrity high school coach is about to come to Raleigh, bringing along his son Gunner as the team’s heir apparent, four-star quarterback.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 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
  • Michael’s only daughter says she has been forced to spend her own resources to ask the court to order a partial distribution of $600 million to the heirs’ family trust as the beneficiary of Jackson’s estate.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ruiz-Picasso’s complaint was made on behalf of nine heirs to the artist.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • The Sixers donated 5,000 tickets to local community groups and Sixers Youth Foundation grantee partners and more than $80,000 was raised for the Sixers Youth Foundation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The head of another grantee, Centennial Mental Health Center, also stopped by for the announcement.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of grantee

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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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