peeress

[ peer-is ]

/ ˈpɪər ɪs /

the wife or widow of a peer.

a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer.

Origin of peeress

First recorded in 1680–90; peer¹ + -ess

See -ess.

His mother was a peeress in her own right, and, as a tenth son, he must have a little blue blood in his veins.

The London Pulpit |J. Ewing Ritchie
Your eldest daughter may be a peeress, and though the husband isn't very young, neither is the title.

The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly |Charles James Lever
The marquis, in his twenty-fifth year, married a peeress in her own right, and was now one of the first men in England.

A Mad Love |Bertha M. Clay
Lady Kilgoff is the only peeress here, sir, remember that; you should speak to her about it, Mr. Cashel.

Roland Cashel |Charles James Lever

The peeress by marriage prefixes her Christian name or initials to her husbands title.

The Handbook to English Heraldry |Charles Boutell

peeress

/ (ˈpɪərɪs) /

the wife or widow of a peer

a woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right