Peerdom

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lordship. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Peers as a group; peerage. countable, uncountable

    "Today's most cited authors wil be tomorrow's peers. It all revolves around professional proficiency, sharing specific research traditions, the availability of money, publications in leading journals, honours received. There is more to peerdom than reviewing papers."

Synonyms

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peerage

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"Today's most cited authors wil be tomorrow's peers. It all revolves around professional proficiency, sharing specific research traditions, the availability of money, publications in leading journals, honours received. There is more to peerdom than reviewing papers."

Etymology

From peer + -dom.

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