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peeress
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peeress
(noun)
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peeress
/
ˈ
pirəs/
noun
plural
peeresses
peeress
/
ˈ
pirəs/
noun
plural
peeresses
Learner's definition of PEERESS
[
count
]
1
:
a woman who is a member of the British nobility
2
:
the wife or widow of a peer (sense 2)
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