About The Word Peerage
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Peerage
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What's The Definition Of Peerage?
[n] the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
Synonyms | Synonyms for Peerage: baronage Related Terms | Find terms related to Peerage: ancienne noblesse | aristocracy | baronage | baronetage | chivalry | elect | elite | FFVs | haut monde | high life | high society | knightage | nobility | noblesse | noblesse de robe | old nobility | royalty | the classes | the Four Hundred | upper classes | upper crust | upper ten | upper ten thousand | uppercut See Also | aristocracy | Lady | nobility | noblewoman | peer | peeress Peerage In Webster's Dictionary \Peer"age\, n. [See {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Parage}.]
1. The rank or dignity of a peer. --Blackstone.
2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively.
When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. --Milton.
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