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peeress

 
Dictionary: peer·ess   (pîr'ĭs) pronunciation

n.
    1. A noblewoman.
    2. A woman who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.
  1. A woman who holds a title by association, as the wife or widow of a peer.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (United Kingdom) a woman of the peerage in Britain
  Synonyms: Lady, noblewoman


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - adelsdame

Nederlands (Dutch)
edelvrouw, vrouw/ weduwe van edelman

Français (French)
n. - (GB, Pol) pairesse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Peereß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύζυγος ευγενούς

Italiano (Italian)
gentildonna, Lady

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mulher da nobreza (f)

Русский (Russian)
пера

Español (Spanish)
n. - paresa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högadlig dam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
贵族夫人, 有爵位的妇女

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貴族夫人, 有爵位的婦女

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 귀족 부인, 유작 부인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 貴族の婦人, 爵位のある婦人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرينه لورد إنكليزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אצילה‬


 
 
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