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peeress - What does it mean?

Definition of 'peeress'

English

Noun

(es)
  • A noblewoman married to a peer
  • A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
  • :* {{quote-book
  • |year=1892 |year_published=2011 |edition=HTML |editor= |author=Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |title=The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |chapter=The Noble Bachelor citation |genre= |publisher=The Gutenberg Project |isbn= |page= |passage= … it 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 . }}