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
Indeed, seven decades ago, there were tiaras and coronets aplenty, including Queen Elizabeth's maids of honour and hundreds of the peeresses too.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
Indeed, seven decades ago, there were tiaras and coronets aplenty, including Queen Elizabeth's maids of honour and hundreds of the peeresses too.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeress
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The panel pointed out that the Secret Service, already stretched thin by the demands of a presidential campaign, was tasked with protecting two high-profile individuals that day—Trump and first lady Jill Biden, who was attending a nearby event.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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As per tradition, the honorees observed the proceedings from the presidential box in the Kennedy Center Opera House, accompanied by President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and First Husband Doug Emhoff.Paul Harris, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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The property had been left to the National Alliance by a countess and was sold to the father of Fini’s partner for 300,000 euros in 2008.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024
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Then one day, a countess checks in wearing a green parrot and promises to tell Marta seven stories.Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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Two identical women, a Chicago baker and a European duchess, swap lives just days before Christmas — and, of course, romance ensues.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The latest quarterly data compiled by polling agency YouGov shows the duchess is now 17th on the list of the most popular royal family members based on the size of her fanbase.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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Maybe Kate can get Parton to hop back across the pond to play a few songs and, as a real Southern gentlewoman, teach those rather provincial Brits how to properly serve tea.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2023
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In the north, Solomon knew, young oblates, the cherished daughters of gentlewomen, were given to the Lord out of the ranks of the nobility.Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
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Meanwhile the grand-old dame of Georgian cinema Lana Gogoberidze, recipient of the 2024 PÖFF Lifetime Achievement, voiced her concern for her country under Russian influence.Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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Smith was made a dame in 1990 by Queen Elizabeth II.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Peeress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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