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peerage

'piәridʒ3 senses · 50 ms
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noun/ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/[ˈpɪə̯.ɹɪdʒ][ˈpɪː.ɹɪdʒ]
  1. 1

    Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    The rank or title of a peer or peeress.countableuncountable

    • “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 Tichborne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.
  3. 3

    A book listing such people and their families.countableuncountable

syn. peerdom · peership

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