noun
Meaning 1
A noblewoman married to a peer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
peeress
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noun
Meaning 2
A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a woman of the peerage in Britain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lady, noblewoman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: female aristocrat
Narrower terms: baroness, countess, duchess, lady-in-waiting, marchioness, marquise, Milady, Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, Godiva, Lady Godiva, Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *pūrijan Old English *pȳran Middle English peren English peer Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English peeress From peer + -ess.