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    peeress
    /ˈpɪərɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peeressPeeress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a woman who holds in her own right the rank of a peer. Synonyms. dame. gentlewoman. lady. milady. noblewoman. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of peeress in a Sentence. a wedding invitation eagerly sought by every peer and peeress in the realm.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEERESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] uk / ˈpɪə.rəs / / pɪəˈres / us / ˈpɪr.ɪs / Add to word list Add to word list. a female peer. Synonym. noblewoman. Compare. Lady. peer noun (HIGH RANK) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles. accede to something. accession. anointed. anti-monarchical. anti-monarchist. dukedom. earldom. emir. Messrs.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEERESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PEERESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of peeress in English. peeress. noun [ C ] us / ˈpɪr.ɪs / uk / ˈpɪə.rəs / / pɪəˈres / Add to word list Add to word list. a female peer. Synonym. noblewoman. Compare. Lady. peer noun (HIGH RANK) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEERESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    In Britain, a peeress is a female peer or a peer's wife. In her seventies she wrote her first two novels and became a peeress. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › peeressPEERESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Peeress definition: the wife or widow of a peer. . See examples of PEERESS used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › peeressPeeress - definition of peeress by The Free Dictionary

    Define peeress. peeress synonyms, peeress pronunciation, peeress translation, English dictionary definition of peeress. n. 1. a. A noblewoman. b. A woman who holds a peerage by descent or appointment. 2. A woman who holds a title by association, as the wife or widow of a...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpeeress noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of peeress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.