Heritress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female heritor.

    "The mightiest monarch of his age, Sovereign of England—as his proud grandsire made his vaunt of yore—by right of the sword’s edge; Grand Duke of Normandy, by privilege of blood; and liege-lord of Guienne, by marriage with its powerful Heritress;"

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heiressheritrix

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"The mightiest monarch of his age, Sovereign of England—as his proud grandsire made his vaunt of yore—by right of the sword’s edge; Grand Duke of Normandy, by privilege of blood; and liege-lord of Guienne, by marriage with its powerful Heritress;"

Etymology

From heritor + -ess.

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