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Meaning of PEERESS

Pronunciation:  'peeris

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (United Kingdom) a woman of the peerage in Britain
 
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 Synonyms: Lady, noblewoman
 
 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
 
 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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