In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEIRESS
heiress, inheritress, inheritrix
(noun) a female heir
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heiress (plural heiresses)
A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
A woman who has received an inheritance.
Anagrams
• Heisers, reishes
Source: Wiktionary
Heir"ess, n
Definition: , A female heir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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