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COHEIRESS

\kˈə͡ʊe͡əɹˌɛs], \kˈə‍ʊe‍əɹˌɛs], \k_ˈəʊ_eə_ɹ_ˌɛ_s]\

Definitions of COHEIRESS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A joint heiress.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

See coheir

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

A woman who has an equal share of an inheritance.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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