English > peeress: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A woman of the peerage in Britain. |
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| Synonyms | Lady, noblewoman |
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| Instances | Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara | Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) |
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| Godiva, Lady Godiva | According to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily |
| Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyon | English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815) |
| Member of | peerage, baronage | The peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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| Narrower | Milady | An English noblewoman |
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| baroness | A noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron |
| countess | female equivalent of a count or earl |
| duchess | The wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title / title in her own right |
| lady-in-waiting | A lady appointed to attend to a queen / queen or princess |
| marchioness, marquise | A noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess |
| Broader | female aristocrat | A woman who is an aristocrat |
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| Opposite | Lord, noble, nobleman | A titled peer of the realm |
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| Spanish | aristócrata, dama, noble |
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| Catalan | aristòcrata, dama, noble |
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