- peerage peer·age n
- ['pɪərɪdʒ]
dignità di pari
he was given a peerage — gli è stato conferito il titolo di pari
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peerage peer·age n
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peer·age — /ˈpirıʤ/ noun, pl ages formal 1 the peerage : the people who are members of the British nobility : the people who are peers 2 [count] : the rank of a British peer He was given the peerage after years of devoted service to the community … Useful english dictionary
Peerage — Peer age, n. [See {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Parage}.] 1. The rank or dignity of a peer. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. [1913 Webster] When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peerage — peer|age [ˈpıərıdʒ US ˈpır ] n 1.) the peerage all the British peers considered as a group 2.) the rank of a British peer … Dictionary of contemporary English
peerage — peer|age [ pırıdʒ ] noun count the position of being a peer in the U.K … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peerage — 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 … From formal English to slang
peerage — peer·age … English syllables
peerage — mid 15c., from PEER (Cf. peer) (n.) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
Peer — may refer to: *A member of the peerage, a system of honours or nobility in various countries; *A variant of the name Peter in Scandinavic languages; *Peer, Belgium *Peer Gynt, a play and character by Henrik Ibsen; *Peer group, (a member of) a… … Wikipedia
Peerage — The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title.All British honours,… … Wikipedia
Peerage Act 1963 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Peerage Act 1963 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to authorise the disclaimer for life of certain hereditary peerages; to include among the peers qualified to sit in the House of Lords all… … Wikipedia
Peerage of France — For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). The drapeau blanc or standard of the royal family of France The Peerage of France (French: Pairie de France) was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was… … Wikipedia
