
Meaning of PEERESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'peeris
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| | Definition: | | [n] (United Kingdom) a woman of the peerage in Britain |
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| | Synonyms: | | Lady, noblewoman |
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| | Antonyms: | | Lord, noble, nobleman | | |
| | See Also: | | Amy Lyon, baronage, baroness, Borgia, countess, duchess, Duchess of Ferrara, female aristocrat, Godiva, Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Lady Godiva, Lady-in-waiting, Lucrezia Borgia, marchioness, marquise, Milady, peerage | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Peer"ess\, n.
The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by
right of marriage.
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