What does peerage mean?
Definitions for peerage
ˈpɪər ɪdʒpeer·age
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Princeton's WordNet
peerage, baronagenoun
the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
Wiktionary
peeragenoun
Peers as a group; the nobility, aristocracy.
peeragenoun
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
peeragenoun
A book listing such people and their families.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Peeragenoun
Etymology: pairie, Fr. from peer.
His friendships he to few confin’d;
No fools of rank or mongrel breed,
Who fain would pass for Lords indeed;
Where titles give no right or power,
And peerage is a wither’d flower. Jonathan Swift.Not only the penal laws are in force against papists, and their number is contemptible, but also the peerage and commons are excluded from parliament. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Peerage
A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks. Peerages include:
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peerage
Peerage is the system of titles and honorific ranks, such as duke or baron, used in certain countries to denote and distinguish individuals of nobility. It can also refer to a collective group of people who hold these ranks within the societal hierarchy. It is typically associated with traditional systems of hereditary rights and privileges.
Webster Dictionary
Peeragenoun
the rank or dignity of a peer
Peeragenoun
the body of peers; the nobility, collectively
Etymology: [See Peer an equal, and cf. Parage.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peerage in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peerage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- pairieFrench
- adelskalenderNorwegian
- pares, pariatoPortuguese
- звание пэраRussian
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