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peer

noun [C] (HIGH RANK)
 
 
/pɪər/ US  /pɪr/

Definition

in Britain, a person who has a high social position and any of a range of titles, including baron, earl, and duke, or a life peer: a hereditary peer a Conservative peerRoyalty, aristocracy and titles
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