Link Centre Dictionary

heiress

hei·ress

UK/ɛəˈɹɛs/ US/ˈɛrʌs/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From heir + -ess.

Phrases

  • heiress apparent
  • heiress presumptive

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.