peerage

[ peer-ij ]
See synonyms for peerage on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. the body of peers of a country or state.

  2. the rank or dignity of a peer.

  1. a book listing the peers and giving their genealogies.

Origin of peerage

1
First recorded in 1425–75, peerage is from the late Middle English word perage.See peer2, -age

Words Nearby peerage

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use peerage in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for peerage

peerage

/ (ˈpɪərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the whole body of peers; aristocracy

  2. the position, rank, or title of a peer

  1. (esp in the British Isles) a book listing the peers and giving genealogical and other information about them

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012