Meaning of peeress | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A noblewoman married to a peer.
2. A woman holding a noble title in her own right.

Examples

“But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops.”

“[I]t is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress.”

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