peeress noun2 •A noblewoman married to a peer.But there were more than a score of peers there beside, with their peeresses in tall feathers, diamonds, and monstrous hoops. — 1863 •A woman holding a noble title in her own right.[I]t is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress. — 1892 formspeeresses
