: a woman who is an heir especially to great wealth
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This historic site on the Indian River was once the home of Coca-Cola heiress Anne Bates Leach.
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Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
For their first soccer game, the hotel heiress enlisted her kids' help to place the official opening match ball on its stand.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
In 1653, Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, the daughter of Reynier Bolnes, a brickmaker, and Maria Thins, a wealthy Catholic heiress who owned a large house in an area of town known as Papists’ Corner.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Although the original show's Maddie, played by Ashley Tisdale, didn't make the move to the sea, the nautical version did board its hotel heiress, London (Brenda Song), and introduced us to Jessie's Debby Ryan.
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Christian Holub,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
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Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
For their first soccer game, the hotel heiress enlisted her kids' help to place the official opening match ball on its stand.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
In 1653, Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, the daughter of Reynier Bolnes, a brickmaker, and Maria Thins, a wealthy Catholic heiress who owned a large house in an area of town known as Papists’ Corner.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Although the original show's Maddie, played by Ashley Tisdale, didn't make the move to the sea, the nautical version did board its hotel heiress, London (Brenda Song), and introduced us to Jessie's Debby Ryan.
—
Christian Holub,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heiress. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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heiress
noun
heir·ess
ˈar-əs 
ˈer-
: a girl or woman who is an heir
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