as in lady
a woman of high birth or social position
a wedding invitation eagerly sought by every peer and peeress in the realm
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Recent Examples of peeress
All About the Crowns That Will Be Used at King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation Indeed, seven decades ago, there were tiaras and coronets aplenty, including Queen Elizabeth's maids of honor and hundreds of the peeresses too.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeress
Noun
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The ladies took turns harmonizing and putting their arms around each other on stage during the sweet performance.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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One lady was being pulled by a rope.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The promo references the famous —or, sometimes, infamous — farewells that contestants leave, penned in lipstick, on the vanity mirrors where queens do their makeup.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The duchess' final resting place will be at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor, where she will be taken by hearse after the funeral service.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
Noun
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While its heritage remains intact, contemporary dining, wellness, and a growing emphasis on sustainability signal how even a grand dame can move with the times.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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So the grand dame got on the telephone and called the department store.—
Louis J. Esterhazy,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Peeress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeress. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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