coheiress

A woman learns she is a coheiress to her grandmother's estate.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A female joint heir: "coheiress" refers to a woman who inherits property or title equally with one or more other female heirs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The estate was divided among the three coheiresses, each receiving an equal share of the land. (A woman inheriting alongside other women.)
  • As a coheiress, she had equal rights to the family fortune as her sisters did. (A female inheritor sharing inheritance with others.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a coheiress to an estate": to inherit property jointly with other female heirs.

  • Lady Margaret was a coheiress to the vast ducal estate. (She inherited the estate together with other women.)

• "coheiress of a title": to inherit a noble title jointly with other female heirs.

  • The three daughters were coheiresses of the barony, though the title later fell into abeyance. (They shared the inheritance of a title.)

Variants and Related Words

• Coheir (n): a joint heir, either male or female.

  • The two brothers were coheirs to their father's business. (Male joint heirs.)

• Heiress (n): a female heir, especially one who inherits great wealth.

  • She was the sole heiress of a vast fortune. (A female inheritor alone.)

• Co-ownership (n): joint ownership of property.

  • The coheiresses established co-ownership of the mansion. (Shared possession.)

Synonyms

• Joint heiress: a woman who inherits equally with others.
• Co-inheritor: a person who inherits alongside others (can be male or female).

Phrasal Verbs

Related Idioms

• "to share the inheritance": to divide property among heirs.

  • The coheiresses agreed to share the inheritance equally. (They divided the estate.)

• "to come into one's inheritance": to receive what one is entitled to inherit.

  • The coheiress came into her inheritance upon her mother's death. (She received her share.)