Word: heiress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: heir
ess
Definition: A woman who has received an inheritance.
Morphemes:
Affix: heir
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hērēs
Language: la
Decoded: heres
PoS: Noun
Meaning: heir, heiress
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension