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peeress

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peer·ess  (pîrs)
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 peer.

peeress [ˈpɪərɪs]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a peer
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peeresspeeress - a woman of the peerage in Britain    
baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
baroness - a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
countess - female equivalent of a count or earl
duchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocrat
lady-in-waiting - a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
marquise, marchioness - a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
Milady - an English noblewoman
Translations
peeress [ˈpɪərɪs] Nparesa f
peeress
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To be the most beautiful peeress in England is perhaps for Helene a happier fate than to be the first queen of a new dynasty.
Miss Pink, trembling for the integrity of her carpet, and scandalized at seeing a peeress drinking beer like a washer-woman, forgot the sharp answer that was just rising to her lips when the lawyer interfered.
Monster that he is; would indeed that the gods loved him no better than I do, for so, dogs and vultures would soon devour him as he lay stretched on earth, and a load of grief would be lifted from my heart, for many a brave son has he reft from me, either by killing them or selling them away in the islands that are beyond the sea: even now I miss two sons from among the Trojans who have thronged within the city, Lycaon and Polydorus, whom Laothoe peeress among women bore me.
 
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