noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
marry
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Geoffrey, the third son, was to marry the heiress to the Dukedom of Brittany.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A Philadelphia - or is it Chicago? heiress .
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And I suppose you have not chosen to flaunt yourself as an heiress in society.
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BThe 36 acres of hilltop land were owned by Aline Barnsdall, an oil heiress who dabbled in producing avant-garde theater.
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But Amy was neither a passive heiress nor a passive wife.
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His first marriage, to heiress Catherine Mellon, ended in divorce, and he reportedly received a $ 7 million settlement.
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Marrying an heiress was always the quickest way to wealth.
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Pedro's heiress was his eldest surviving daughter Constanza, who married John of Gaunt in September 1371.
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The cuckolding of heiresses and the wives of great lords was considered the highest form of courtly love.