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peeress

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of peeress

a woman of high birth or social position

  • a wedding invitation eagerly sought by every peer and peeress in the realm
Synonyms of peeress

dame, gentlewoman, lady, milady, noblewoman
Words Related to peeress

baroness, countess, duchess, marchesa, marchioness, marquise, princess, queen, viscountess

dowager, matriarch, matron, mistress

ladyship, madam

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