peeress

peer·ess

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peer-is]
- /ˈpɪər ɪs/
- /ˈpɪə.rəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peer-is]
- /ˈpɪər ɪs/

Definitions of peeress word

noun peeress the wife or widow of a peer. 1
noun peeress a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer. 1
noun peeress Lady: female peer 1
countable noun peeress In Britain, a peeress is a female peer or a peer's wife. 0
noun peeress the wife or widow of a peer 0
noun peeress a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right 0

See all 7 definitions of peeress

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Origin of peeress

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; peer1 + -ess

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Parts of speech for Peeress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Peeress

peeress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for peeress

noun peeress

archduchess — the wife or widow of an archduke
baroness — A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron.
contessa — an Italian countess
contesse — countess.
countess — A countess is a woman who has the same rank as a count or earl, or who is married to a count or earl.

All 10 Synonyms of peeress