heiresses
Future fortune holders
Heiresses is the plural of heiress—women who stand to inherit or have inherited substantial wealth or property.
The term often appears in society pages and tabloids: The heiresses to the hotel fortune attended the gala.
Unlike heir, which applies to anyone, heiress specifically marks gender and typically implies considerable fortune rather than modest inheritance.
Gift left by will
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- estateProperty and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- legateeRecipient of bequest
birthright · patrimony · entailment · succession · testament · will · probate · assets
Woman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- marquessNobleman below duke
- viscountessNobleman's wife or widow
peeress · lady · debutante · blueblood · patrician · socialite · noblewoman · gentry
Woman worth seven figures
- affluenceAbundance of money
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- prosperityGood fortune, success
magnate · tycoon · philanthropist · heirloom · jewels · diamonds · couture · yacht
bequest
Gift left by will
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- estateProperty and grounds
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
legatee · birthright · patrimony · entailment · succession · testament · will · probate · assets · holdings
duchess
Woman of ducal rank
viscountess · peeress · lady · debutante · blueblood · patrician · socialite · noblewoman · gentry · peerage
millionairess
Woman worth seven figures
prosperity · magnate · tycoon · philanthropist · heirloom · jewels · diamonds · couture · yacht · mansion
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- exclusivityState of being limited
- eliteSuperior select group
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
status · advantage · access · influence · immunity · exemption · luxury · VIP · finishing-school · cotillion
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
- eliteselites, plutocrats, oligarchs, aristocrats, blue bloods
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- jet setprivate jets, yachts, Monaco, St. Tropez, Riviera
- VIPscelebrities, superstars, head of state, stars, legend
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
heiressesentrepreneurs
Those who launch ventures
bootstrappers · nouveau riche · career women · self-starters · working women