Peeress

ahd-5
  • noun. undefined
  • 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."