heritrix

/ˈhɛrɪtrɪks/
noun
  1. A female heir; a woman who inherits property, a title, or a legacy.
    • The will named her as the heritrix of the family fortune.
    • As the only child, she became the heritrix of her father's publishing company.
    • The duchess was the heritrix of the ancient castle and its lands.
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