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1 peeress
noun1) the wife or widow of a peer.زَوجَة اللورد او الشَّريف الإنجليزي2) a woman who is a peer in her own right.شَريفَة أو نَبيلَة إنجليزيَّه
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peeress — ► NOUN 1) a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right. 2) the wife or widow of a peer … English terms dictionary
peeress — noun Date: 1689 1. the wife or widow of a peer 2. a woman who holds in her own right the rank of a peer … New Collegiate Dictionary
peeress — noun a) A noblewoman married to a peer b) A woman holding a noble title in her own right … Wiktionary
peeress — noun 1》 a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right. 2》 the wife or widow of a peer … English new terms dictionary
peeress — noun (C) 1 a woman who is a member of the British nobility and has the right to sit in the House of Lords; a female peer peer 1 (2) 2 the wife of a British peer 1 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peeress — noun a woman of the peerage in Britain • Syn: ↑Lady, ↑noblewoman • Ant: ↑nobleman (for: ↑noblewoman), ↑Lord (for: ↑Lady) … Useful english dictionary
peeress — UK [ˈpɪəres] / US [ˌpɪərˈes] noun [countable] Word forms peeress : singular peeress plural peeresses 1) a woman who is from a high social class in the UK and has a title such as Lady 2) the wife of a peer … English dictionary
peeress — /ˈpɪərɛs/ (say pearres) noun 1. the wife of a peer. 2. a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer …
life peeress — noun A woman who receives a peerage which cannot be handed down to heirs • • • Main Entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
life peeress — noun (C) a woman who has the rank of a British peer but cannot pass it on to her children … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
life peer — (or peeress) noun (in the UK) a peer (or peeress) whose title cannot be inherited. Derivatives life peerage noun … English new terms dictionary