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Heiress

Meaning

Noun

A
who has a right of
or who
to inherit.
A
who has
an inheritance.
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Origin

heiress
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-ess
English
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-esse
French
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-issa
Latin
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-ισσα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
-itiam
Latin
heir
English
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heres
Middle English (1100-1500)
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eir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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