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• peer|ess — «PIHR ihs», noun. 1. the wife or widow of a peer. 2. a woman having the rank of a peer in her own right …   Useful english dictionary

• peer — peer·age; peer·ess; peer·ing·ly; peer·less; peer; com·peer; peer·ie; peer·less·ly; peer·less·ness; …   English syllables

• ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; …   English syllables

• peeress — peer·ess …   English syllables

• peeress — peer•ess [[t]ˈpɪər ɪs[/t]] n. 1) the wife or widow of a peer 2) a woman having in her own right the rank of a peer • Etymology: 1680–90 …   From formal English to slang

• peeress — peer|ess [ˈpıərıs US ˈpır ] n a woman who is a member of the British ↑nobility …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Peeress — Peer ess, n. The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes — Rachel Trixie Anne Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, AM (born 17 July 1927) is an Australian born dentist, Conservative politician, and life peeress of the United Kingdom parliament. She is the only Australian woman to have been elevated to… …   Wikipedia

• James McGirr — James (Jim) McGirr (6 February 1890 – 27 October, 1957) was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February, 1947 to 3 April, 1952.A Catholic, McGirr was the seventh son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish immigrant, and Mary O Sullivan …   Wikipedia

• Greg McGirr — John Joseph Gregory ( Greg ) McGirr (11 October 1879 – 23 March 1949) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the second son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish Migrant, and Mary… …   Wikipedia