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.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeress
Noun
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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That is a likely fib, as the long-suffering lady behind the wheel is all too aware.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Before the ceremony, the queen bequeathed William the title of Duke of Cambridge.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Oscar watchers often say — only half-jokingly — the race can sometimes feel like 51% performance and 49% prom king or queen.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At one summer soirée, in 1856, the countess and the French Emperor spent a long time alone on an island in a lake.—
Anika Burgess,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lang went on to appear in most of Fuller’s films, including playing a rebellious German countess in his 1980 war epic The Big Red One, and several by their friend Wim Wenders.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For a state dinner in Fiji, the duchess accessorized her blue evening gown with an eye-catching pair of diamond earrings.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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As Meghan Markle prepares to headline a luxury women’s retreat in Australia, critics are raising eyebrows over the price tag – questioning the motive behind the duchess' latest venture.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps unknowingly, the star was partaking in a fashion tradition set by the dames of Cortina long ago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Langley — who was made a dame by the late Queen Elizabeth in 2020 — also makes history with Fellowship.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Peeress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeress. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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