Peeress

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A noblewoman married to a peer.

    "But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops."

  2. 2
    a woman of the peerage in Britain wordnet
  3. 3
    A woman holding a noble title in her own right.

    "[I]t is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress."

Synonyms

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damegentlewomanladynoblewomannoblewoman

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"But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops."

Etymology

peer + -ess.

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