: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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The 25-year-old heiress, who's the eldest daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner, Clark Hunt, and his wife, Tavia Hunt, makes an appearance as herself in the new Hallmark Channel movie, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The line of dialogue was famously improvised by Grant, playing a mild-mannered paleontologist driven to near insanity by Katharine Hepburn’s heiress Susan, who has made off with his clothing, thus forcing him to wear the fur-accented sleepwear.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
James Rothschild, a financier, is married to Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The L’Oréal family’s heiress, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, closed 2023 on a high note as the first woman whose fortune notched $100 billion.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The line of dialogue was famously improvised by Grant, playing a mild-mannered paleontologist driven to near insanity by Katharine Hepburn’s heiress Susan, who has made off with his clothing, thus forcing him to wear the fur-accented sleepwear.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
James Rothschild, a financier, is married to Nicky Hilton, the hotel heiress and sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The L’Oréal family’s heiress, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, closed 2023 on a high note as the first woman whose fortune notched $100 billion.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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