peeresses

noun

plural of peeress
as in ladies
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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  1. ladies
  2. queens
  3. matrons
Noun
  • The Ingalls ladies aren’t the only ones who have to deal with the bottom of the Independence barrel today.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Despite their outer appearances and oftentimes stereotyped personalities, the ladies embrace each other’s depths and contradictions.
    — Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of ladies
Noun
  • The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • There was also a shift toward elaborate descriptions of what society matrons wore to events, and again, women were believed to be more able to provide these verbal illustrations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of matrons
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