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The rank or status of peer; = peerage, n. 2a. In quot. 1805 with possessive adjective as a title of mock respect for a peer.
The rank of peer or peeress; the condition of being a peer or peeress; (also) the institution of the peerage.
The title or rank of peer or peeress; the condition of being a peer or peeress. Also figurative.
the condition of being a peer.