noun
- Plural of inheritrix; women who inherit or are entitled to inherit property, titles, or estates from a deceased person.
Usage: Formal or legal term; Archaic or rare in modern usage; 'heiresses' is the more common modern plural
Examples
- The inheritrixes of the estate gathered to hear the reading of the will.
- Under the old law, inheritrixes had fewer rights than their male counterparts.
- The two inheritrixes were named in their grandmother's testament.
- As inheritrixes of the family fortune, they became responsible for managing the trust.