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peerage

/ˈpɪərɪdʒ

noun

1The title and rank of peer or peeress: on his retirement as cabinet secretary, he was given a peerage...

He held five other peerages besides the title of the Duke of Devonshire - Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Lord Cavendish of Hardwick and Lord Cavendish of Keighley.
In 1958 the Life Peerages Act created non-hereditary peerages which would be granted to a person (male or female) for the term of their life.
In 1925 Asquith accepted a peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and was created a knight of the garter shortly afterwards.

1.1 (the peerage) Peers as a class: he was elevated to the peerage two years ago...

Then came Frederick Penny, who was MP for Kingston until his elevation to the peerage as Lord Marchwood in 1932.
He was elevated to the peerage of Ireland as Lord Kilmaine, for services to the British Crown.
Only a few years later the Scottish physicist William Thomson, later elevated to the peerage as Lord Kelvin, attempted an estimate on a completely different basis.

Synonyms

aristocracy, nobility, peers and peeresses, lords and ladies, the House of Lords, the Lords, titled nobility/class, titled men/women/people, landed gentry

rare patriciate

1.2A book containing a list of peers and peeresses, with their genealogy and history.

单词	peerage
释义	peerage /ˈpɪərɪdʒ / noun 1The title and rank of peer or peeress: on his retirement as cabinet secretary, he was given a peerage... He held five other peerages besides the title of the Duke of Devonshire - Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Lord Cavendish of Hardwick and Lord Cavendish of Keighley. In 1958 the Life Peerages Act created non-hereditary peerages which would be granted to a person (male or female) for the term of their life. In 1925 Asquith accepted a peerage as Earl of Oxford and Asquith and was created a knight of the garter shortly afterwards. 1.1 (the peerage) Peers as a class: he was elevated to the peerage two years ago... Then came Frederick Penny, who was MP for Kingston until his elevation to the peerage as Lord Marchwood in 1932. He was elevated to the peerage of Ireland as Lord Kilmaine, for services to the British Crown. Only a few years later the Scottish physicist William Thomson, later elevated to the peerage as Lord Kelvin, attempted an estimate on a completely different basis. Synonyms aristocracy, nobility, peers and peeresses, lords and ladies, the House of Lords, the Lords, titled nobility/class, titled men/women/people, landed gentry rare patriciate 1.2A book containing a list of peers and peeresses, with their genealogy and history. Rhymes steerage
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