Peeress
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noun.
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noun.
A noblewoman.
noun.
A woman who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.
noun.
A woman who holds a title by association, as the wife or widow of a peer.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The consort of a peer; a woman ennobled by descent, by creation, or by marriage.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
noblewoman
married to a
peer
noun.
A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a woman of the peerage in Britain
Word Usage
"Better have been admired as a governess than shunned as a peeress, which is what she will be."