Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.

    Adel

    the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

  2. (countable, uncountable)The rank or title of a peer or peeress.

    Adelstitel

  3. (countable, uncountable)A book listing such people and their families.

Translations

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By meaning 2
peers as a group:
the rank or title of a peer:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer +

Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage.

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Forms

plural: peerages
Singularpeerage
Pluralpeerages

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the peers of a kingdom considered as a group:baronage

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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