peerage
41peerage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aristocracy, nobility, the upper class[es]. Ant., commonalty, peasantry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gentry, nobility, ruling class; see aristocracy , royalty …
42peerage — peer|age [ pırıdʒ ] noun count the position of being a peer in the U.K …
43peerage — peer·age || pɪrɪdÊ’ / pɪə n. aristocracy, noble class …
44Peerage — The group of nobles, barons and above, considered to be peers. In an SCA context, the peers are comprised of the three equal branches, the Laurel, Pelican and Knight. The three orders are in taken to be equal, though not the same companions of… …
45peerage — n nobility, aristocracy, patriciate, royalty, baronage; upper classes, Inf. upper crust, ruling classes, privileged class, dominant class; upper strata, Inf. upper crust, Fr. creme de la creme, Sl. silk stockings, Inf. bigwigs, Sl. biggies, Sl.… …
46peerage — peer·age …
47peerage — peer•age [[t]ˈpɪər ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the body of peers of a country 2) the rank or dignity of a peer 3) a book listing the peers and giving their genealogies • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME perage …
48peerage — /ˈpɪərɪdʒ / (say pearrij) noun 1. the rank or dignity of a peer. 2. the body of peers of a country or state. 3. a book giving a list of peers, with their genealogy, etc …
49Peerage — Pee|rage [ pi:ərɪtʃ̮ ], die; (Würde eines Peers; Gesamtheit der Peers) …
50peerage — The right or dignity of a member of the English nobility. The right was originally territorial, annexed to lands, cattles, manors, and the like, but later it became personal, and was confined to the lineage of the party ennobled. In Blackstone s… …
