peeress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman of the peerage in Britain
    noblewoman; Lady.
  2. verb look searchingly
    peer.
    • We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around

WordNet


Peer"ess noun
Definitions
  1. The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage.

Webster 1913