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peeress
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peer·ess
/
ˈpɪər
ɪs
/
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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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peeress
(ˈpɪərɪs)
—
n
1.
the wife or widow of a peer
2.
a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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