peeress

peer·ess

P0151500 (pîr′ĭs)n.1. a. A noblewoman.b. A woman who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.2. A woman who holds a title by association, as the wife or widow of a peer.

peeress

(ˈpɪərɪs) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a peer2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right

peer•ess

(ˈpɪər ɪs)

n. 1. the wife or widow of a peer. 2. a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer. [1680–90]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peeress - a woman of the peerage in Britain noblewoman, Ladybaronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a groupBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdombaroness - a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baroncountess - female equivalent of a count or earlduchess - the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own rightfemale aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocratlady-in-waiting - a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princessmarquise, marchioness - a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countessMilady - an English noblewoman

Translations

女贵族贵妇

peer¹

(piə) noun1. a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards). 貴族 贵族2. a person's equal in rank, merit or age. The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group. 同等地位的人 同等地位的人ˈpeerage (-ridʒ) noun1. a peer's title or status. He was granted a peerage. 貴族的頭銜或地位 贵族的头衔或地位2. (often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group. The peerage has/have many responsibilities. (總稱)貴族 （总称）贵族 ˈpeeress noun1. the wife or widow of a peer. 貴婦 贵妇2. a woman who is a peer in her own right. 女貴族 女贵族ˈpeerless adjective without equal; better than all others. Sir Galahad was a peerless knight. 無比的 无比的