peeress
peer·ess
noun \ˈpir-əs\Definition of PEERESS
1
: the wife or widow of a peer
2
: a woman who holds in her own right the rank of a peer
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- <a wedding invitation eagerly sought by every peer and peeress in the realm>
First Known Use of PEERESS
1689
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