Meaning

2 senses

  1. A noblewoman married to a peer.

  2. A woman holding a noble title in her own right.

More definitions
  • a woman of the peerage in Britain

Origin

Late Latin -issader.

Late Latin -issader.

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Forms

plural: peeresses
Singularpeeress
Pluralpeeresses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
peepB2peepholepeerB2peerlesspeevepegB2
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