peeress
noun 2
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noun
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.
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.
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But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops.
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[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.
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