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peerage noun
/ˈpɪə.rɪdʒ/
/ˈpɪr.ɪdʒ/ n Definition
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[C usually singular] the position of being a peerShe was given a peerage.
He was elevated to the peerage after distinguished service in industry.
the peerage
the group of people who are peers, either because of their families or because they are life peers
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[C] a book containing information about peers who are not life peers and their family history(Definition of peerage noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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