peerage
Meaning
- Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
- The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
- A book listing such people and their families.
Synonyms
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English perage, equivalent to peer + -age. Doublet of parage.
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