co-heiress
noun[C]
(alsocoheiress)uk/ˌkəʊˈeə.res/us/ˌkoʊˈer.es/someone who is anheiress(= a woman orgirlwholegallyreceivesmoney,property, etc. from someone when theydie)together with one or more other women orgirls:
She was one of twodaughtersand co-heiressesofSirIvo Fitzwaryn.
See also
co-heir
- He hadmarriedone of Warwick's coheiresses.
- His threedaughterswere his coheiresses.
- Thewifewas a co-heiress with thechildren.
- His firstwife, Margery, was one of fourdaughtersand co-heiresses of Henry Grapinel, alandowner.
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- assign
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- cadger
- executor
- heir
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirless
- inherit
- inheritance
- patrimony
- pond life
- pond scum
- primogeniture
- probate
- settle
- testate