Thesaurus results for PEERESS

peeress

noun

ˈpir-əs

Definition of peeress

as in lady

a woman of high birth or social position a wedding invitation eagerly sought by every peer and peeress in the realm

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Recent Examples of peeress All About the Crowns That Will Be Used at King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation Indeed, seven decades ago, there were tiaras and coronets aplenty, including Queen Elizabeth's maids of honor and hundreds of the peeresses too. — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023

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Noun

And there’s a whole generation of girlies like me who’ve followed these ladies through our adolescence into adulthood.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The two ladies were also reportedly on the same page regarding former Prince Andrew’s latest scandals and the decisions Charles made in response.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

She is considered the Canadian equivalent to the Down Under disco queen Kylie Minogue by some, and recalls a young Taylor Swift for her unabashed earnestness.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
The mountainous stage 20, vying with stage nine for the title of queen stage, posed problems that Mas recognised.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of queen

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The photo, which was reportedly taken on the grounds of Meghan and Harry's Montecito mansion, was taken in 2020 as the duchess conducted a socially distanced interview with Steinem amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Sykes noted that Meghan’s tribute comes at yet another crucial time for the American duchess and her husband.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of duchess

Noun

Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025
Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of gentlewoman

Noun

Still, the biography offers a nearly contemporary portrait of one of Western literature’s grand dames, as well as some useful context around the publication of her novels, beginning with Sense and Sensibility.

— Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
But Broadwick is doing something different to the grand dames and glassy international transplants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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