INHERITRESS

heiress, inheritress, inheritrix

(noun) a female heir

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inheritress (plural inheritresses)

inheritor (female), inheritrix

Source: Wiktionary


In*her"it*ress, n.

Definition: A heiress. Milman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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