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peeress N

peeress (relations)

peeress (relations)

النَّبِيلَة

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Under the laws of heraldry, women, other than monarchs, do not normally bear helms nor crests; instead, the coronet alone is used (if she is a peeress or princess). en.wikipedia.org

I take issue, however, with the designation of the husband of a peeress. royalcentral.co.uk

The privilege of trial by peers was still ill-defined, and the statute did not cover peeresses. en.wikipedia.org

Children of peers (and "suo jure" peeresses) also obtain a special precedence. en.wikipedia.org

As she was later made a life peeress, he and his wife were one of the few couples both of whom held titles in their own right. en.wikipedia.org

Married women, however, always display their arms on a shield (except peeresses in their own right, who use the lozenge for their peerage arms even during marriage). en.wikipedia.org

A peeress by marriage loses the privilege upon marrying a commoner, but a peeress "suo jure" does not. en.wikipedia.org

Through 1872 the eighty-year-old peeress was suffering from stomach cancer. en.wikipedia.org

The wives of peers, however, are peeresses and legally enjoy their titles in exactly the same manner as peeresses in their own right. en.wikipedia.org

Initially the social tone was very high (though a policy that patrons should only be admitted on the recommendation of a peeress was soon dropped), and good profits were made. en.wikipedia.org

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