peeress
peeress noun: a noblewoman married to a peer.
Noun
peeress (plural peeresses)
- A noblewoman married to a peer.
- But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Being a Chapter of Hoops, Feathers, and Brilliants, and Bucks and Fiddlers”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume II, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC...
- A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
- [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.1892 [April], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. X.—The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III...
peeress meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
peeress in Tamil
- மீத்திருவாட்டிகள்
peeress in Malayalam
- ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിൽ പ്രഭുസഭയിലെ വനിതാഅംഗം
Forms of peeress
| plural | peeresses |
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Origin of peeress
From peer + -ess.
Questions about peeress
- What does peeress mean?
- Peeress means a noblewoman married to a peer.
- What is peeress in Tamil?
- Peeress in Tamil is மீத்திருவாட்டிகள். See Peeress meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is peeress?
- Peeress is a noun.
- What is the plural of peeress?
- The plural of peeress is peeresses.
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