peeress

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Definition of peeress in English English dictionary

A woman holding a noble title in her own right

A noblewoman married to a peer

{n} a woman ennobled, a peer's lady

The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage

{i} noblewoman, female aristocrat

a woman of the peerage in Britain

In Britain, a peeress is a female peer or a peer's wife. a woman who is a member of the British nobility

Hyphenation

peer·ess