peeress

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.

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peeress

Noun

1. (in Britain) a woman holding the rank of a peer

2. the wife or widow of a peer

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peeress - a woman of the peerage in Britain noblewoman, Lady 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