heiress

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Originally developed by Prescott T. Stevens for a Chicago heiress, the compound was designed to impress—an ethos that still very much defines it today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Mar-a-Lago, meaning “sea to lake” in Spanish, was built by breakfast-cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post in the 1920s, and in her late years she envisioned it as a winter retreat for presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

A woman allegedly posed as an heiress and scammed nearly $30 million from banks and institutions in Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The painting shows Lederer, an heiress and the daughter of one of Klimt's patrons, wearing a white robe and stood in front of a blue tapestry covered in Asian motifs.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

“She has only one daughter, the heiress of Rosings, and of very extensive property.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen