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peeresses

peeresses is the plural of peeress.

Meaning of peeress

Noun

peeress (plural peeresses)

  1. 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...
  2. 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...

Questions about peeresses

What is peeresses the plural of?
Peeresses is the plural of peeress.

Words near peeresses in the dictionary

  1. peerdoms
  2. peered
  3. peerer
  4. peerers
  5. peeress
  6. peeresses
  7. peerest
  8. peereth
  9. peerhood
  10. peerie
  11. peerier

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