: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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Cybill Shepherd stars as Amanda, an American heiress on a cross-country train trip in pre-war Nazi Germany, who befriends a kind older woman, Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury), during the journey.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Alice, the richest woman in America for the ninth time in 10 years, reclaimed the title of the world’s wealthiest woman in early September from L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the first time since May 2022.
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—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The 71-year-old heiress was for many years the world’s wealthiest woman, a position now occupied by Alice Walton.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
In Monkey Hill, an heiress accused of a white-collar crime hides away with her husband at a luxury resort in an Indian holy city.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Alice, the richest woman in America for the ninth time in 10 years, reclaimed the title of the world’s wealthiest woman in early September from L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers of France for the first time since May 2022.
12.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The 71-year-old heiress was for many years the world’s wealthiest woman, a position now occupied by Alice Walton.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
In Monkey Hill, an heiress accused of a white-collar crime hides away with her husband at a luxury resort in an Indian holy city.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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