1. a female heir, especially to great wealth

Examples

• The young heiress inherited millions from her grandmother.
• She was known as the hotel heiress after her father’s death.
• The wealthy heiress donated much of her fortune to charity.
• As the only child, she became the sole heiress to the family business.
• The newspaper heiress used her wealth to support the arts.
• Many suitors pursued the oil heiress for her money.