Peerage

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

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ancienne noblessearistocracybaronagebaronagebaronetagechivalry

Example

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"Nobles do not exist merely because there is a peerage system. Even if there were no peerage system, there will be people who are naturally dominant and who will quickly rise to nobility. So much for our nobility then. Why, we are mere peasants."

Etymology

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

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bunyip aristocracy

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