peeress

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A woman holding a noble title in her own right
A noblewoman married to a peer
{n} a woman ennobled, a peer's lady
The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage
{i} noblewoman, female aristocrat
a woman of the peerage in Britain
In Britain, a peeress is a female peer or a peer's wife. a woman who is a member of the British nobility