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inheritress

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US

Definitions

n.

A female inheritor; a woman who inherits property or a title.

女继承人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
herstick, cling, adhere
+
itgo
+
resssuffix
=inheritress

Common Collocations

  • 1.inheritress of...的女继承人
  • 2.wealthy inheritress富有的女继承人
  • 3.[inheritress] fortune[女继承人]财产

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inheritress received the entire estate after her mother's death.

  • 2.

    As the inheritress of a fortune, she faced enormous responsibility.

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