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peeress
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
peeress
(noun)
peeress
/
ˈ
pirəs/
noun
plural
peeresses
peeress
/
ˈ
pirəs/
noun
plural
peeresses
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEERESS
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1
:
a woman who is a member of the British nobility
2
:
the wife or widow of a peer (sense 2)
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