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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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