transitive. To call (a peer) to attend parliament by writ of summons. Hence in later use: to confer the rank of peer on (a person). Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title > make into a lord > make into a peer (2) summon1489 transitive. To call (a peer) to attend parliament by writ of summons. Hence in later use: to confer the rank of peer on (a person). Now historical. peer1753 transitive. To make (a person) a peer; to raise to the peerage, ennoble. Obsolete. rare. |
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