"peeress" meaning in All languages combined

See peeress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-peeress.wav Forms: peeresses [plural]
Etymology: peer + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peer|ess|nocat=1}} peer + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} peeress (plural peeresses)
  1. A noblewoman married to a peer.
    Sense id: en-peeress-en-noun-DrQZJIv3
  2. A woman holding a noble title in her own right.
    Sense id: en-peeress-en-noun-jgDpeUGz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), English terms suffixed with -ess (wife), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (wife): 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

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