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 in a Sentence
He was given the peerage after years of devoted service to the community.
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John Robert Russell, the 13th Duke of Bedford, might have simply passed through a comfortable life in the British peerage if not for the fact that his ancient family was nearly bankrupt following the deaths of his father and grandfather.
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15th Century
First Known Use of peerage
15th century
PEERAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of peerage for English Language Learners
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the peerage : the people who are members of the British nobility : the people who are peers
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: the rank of a British peer
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