inheritrix
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtrɪks/
noun
- A woman who inherits property, money, or a title from someone who has died.
- In the story, the inheritrix must decide whether to sell the family estate or keep it.
- As the only child, she became the inheritrix of her father's entire fortune.
- The old mansion was passed down to the young inheritrix after her aunt's death.
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