Meaning of PEERAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'peerij
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| | Definition: | | [n] the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
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| | Synonyms: | | baronage |
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| | See Also: | | aristocracy, Lady, nobility, noblewoman, peer, peeress | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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