peeress

English

noun

Definitions

A noblewoman married to a peer.
A woman holding a noble title in her own right.

Etymology

Suffix from English peer.

Origin

English

peer

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nonpeer English
outpeer English
overpeer English
peer English
peerage English
peercast English
peerdom English
peerer English
peerest English
peereth English
peerless English
peership English
peery English
superpeer English
ultrapeer English
unpeerable English
piren Middle English