peerage

Definition

Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.

Etymology

From Middle English perage, equivalent to peer + -age. Doublet of parage.

Example Sentences

• "“Two or three months more went by ; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest.[…]”"

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