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INHERITRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inheritress mean?
• INHERITRESS (noun)
The noun INHERITRESS has 1 sense:
1. a female heir
Familiarity information: INHERITRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female heir
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
heiress; inheritress; inheritrix
Hypernyms ("inheritress" is a kind of...):
heir; heritor; inheritor (a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another)
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