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Peerage

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the peers of a kingdom considered as a group wordnet
  3. 3
    The rank or title of a peer or peeress. countable, uncountable

    "“Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]”"

  4. 4
    A book listing such people and their families. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English perage, equivalent to peer + -age. Doublet of parage.

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