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peerage

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. peerage (noun)
  2. life peer (noun)

peer·age

noun \ˈpir-ij\

Definition of PEERAGE

1
: the body of peers
2
: the rank or dignity of a peer
3
: a book containing a list of peers with their genealogy, history, and titles
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Examples of PEERAGE

  1. He was given the peerage after years of devoted service to the community.

First Known Use of PEERAGE

15th century

Rhymes with PEERAGE

steerage

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