hereditary peernoun [ C ]
uk/həˌred.ɪ.tər.i ˈpɪər/us/həˌred.ɪ.tər.i ˈpɪr/someone who became a peer (= a high social rank) when a parent died, and who can pass it on to their oldest child
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- Highness
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- nobleman
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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