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Noun: peeress  peer-is
Usage: Brit
  1. A woman of the peerage in Britain
    - Lady [Brit], noblewoman [Brit]

Derived forms: peeresses

Type of: female aristocrat

Antonym: Lord

Part of: baronage, peerage

Encyclopedia: Peeress