"heritress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heritresses [plural]
Etymology: From heritor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heritor|ess}} heritor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} heritress (plural heritresses)
  1. A female heritor. Synonyms: heritrix Translations (female heritor): perijätär (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-heritress-en-noun-mFUP93kg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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