Heiress

usgb/ˈerəs/
noun

A woman who is to receive or already received wealth or property from the death of a relative, particularly a father, often because she is the only child or only daughter.

After her father's death, she became the sole heiress to his vast fortune.
Visual representation of "heiress" - A woman who is to receive or already received wealth or property from the death of a relative, particularly a father, often because she is the only child or only daughter.

Often appears as...

  • sole heiress
  • wealthy heiress
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Gender Specific

Heiress refers exclusively to females; males in similar circumstances are called 'heirs'.

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Although they both inherited, she's the heiress and her brother the heir.
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Sole Daughter

As an heiress, particularly in historic contexts, the woman often inherits as she is the only daughter.

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She, being the sole daughter, was the heiress of the family estate.
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Wealth Connotation

The term 'heiress' often implies significant wealth or property, not just any inheritance.

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The media dubbed her a wealthy heiress after the inheritance of the tycoon's fortune.
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