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peerage

/ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about peerage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.

Origin

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

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