: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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Publishing heiress and billionaire philanthropist Wallis Annenberg, a longtime supporter of the arts, wildlife, education and the elderly through her family foundation, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The fish-out-of-water tale follows Mia, a young and spoiled New York heiress sent by her grandfather to Palermo, without money or luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress.
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—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Conchita is Lady Brightlingsea, heroine to a wave of young American heiresses.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The fish-out-of-water tale follows Mia, a young and spoiled New York heiress sent by her grandfather to Palermo, without money or luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress.
4.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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