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[ peer-ij ] / ˈpɪər ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peerage ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe body of peers of a country or state. the rank or dignity of a peer. a book listing the peers and giving their genealogies. Origin of peerageFirst recorded in 1425–75, peerage is from the late Middle English word perage.See peer1, -age Words nearby peeragepeeps, peep show, peep sight, peepul, peer, peerage, Peerce, peeress, peer group, Peer Gynt, peerie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peerageIt was intended, instead, to be based on “peerage,” where all players are equal. How Four Upstarts Built and Crashed the Anti-Facebook|Jake Whitney|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Think aesthetics as politics, and academic credentials as peerage. ‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate|Lloyd Green|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Duchess is the highest rank in the English peerage (in descending order the ranks go duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron). Kate Middleton: Why Be a Duchess When You Can Be a Princess?|Tom Sykes|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST But Blair has said publicly that he does not want a peerage. Tony Blair May Be Planning a Political Comeback but in What Role It’s Hard to Imagine|Peter Popham|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sir Robert was forced to give up the contest and be shelved with a peerage. The Wits and Beaux of Society|Grace & Philip Wharton The peerage, "God bless our old nobility," acts like an anodyne on her. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II.(of II)|Charles James Lever Then, declining to take the oath of allegiance to Louis Philippe, he retired from the peerage, and gave up his pension. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur No rising man, with ability to acquire a national reputation, will quit it for a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords. Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton She has bought a Peerage, and knows the pedigree of the whole Kew family. The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for peerage
nounthe whole body of peers; aristocracy the position, rank, or title of a peer (esp in the British Isles) a book listing the peers and giving genealogical and other information about them Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peeragegentility, upper crust, gentry, elite, nobility, upper class, dignity, generosity, superiority, virtue, greatness, integrity, grandeur, society, noblesse, patricians, magnanimity, majesty, elevation, incorruptibility |