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Definition of peeress - 2 dictionary results

peer⋅ess

  [peer-is]
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–noun
1. the wife or widow of a peer.
2. a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer.
Origin:
1680–90; peer 1 + -ess

Usage note:
See -ess.
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peer·ess   (pîr'ĭs)   
n.  

    1. A noblewoman.

    2. A woman who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.

  2. A woman who holds a title by association, as the wife or widow of a peer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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