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Meaning of "peerage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEERAGE

peerage  [ˈpɪərɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEERAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peerage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEERAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peerage

The peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which is constituted by the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of noble titles, and individually to refer to a specific title. The holder of a peerage is termed a peer. In modern practice, only members of the Royal Family are granted new hereditary peerages. Only life peerages which carry the personal right to sit and vote in the House of Lords are generally granted to honour individuals in modern practice; the last non-royal hereditary peerages were created under the Thatcher government. Peerages, like all modern British honours, are created by the British monarch and take effect when letters patent are affixed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Her Majesty's Government advises the Sovereign on a new peerage, under a process which scrutinises appointments to political honours. Currently a few hereditary peers, elected to represent the others, also retain the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords; as of 1 July 2011, only 90 members sitting by virtue of a hereditary peerage remain.

Definition of peerage in the English dictionary

The first definition of peerage in the dictionary is the whole body of peers; aristocracy. Other definition of peerage is the position, rank, or title of a peer. Peerage is also a book listing the peers and giving genealogical and other information about them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEERAGE


acreage
ˈeɪkərɪdʒ
amperage
ˈæmpərɪdʒ
anchorage
ˈæŋkərɪdʒ
arrearage
əˈrɪərɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
beerage
ˈbɪərɪdʒ
beverage
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
brokerage
ˈbrəʊkərɪdʒ
clearage
ˈklɪərɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
haemorrhage
ˈhɛmərɪdʒ
hemorrhage
ˈhemərɪdʒ
layerage
ˈleɪərɪdʒ
leverage
ˈliːvərɪdʒ
pierage
ˈpɪərɪdʒ
sewerage
ˈsuːərɪdʒ
squirage
ˈskwaɪərɪdʒ
steerage
ˈstɪərɪdʒ
umpirage
ˈʌmpaɪərɪdʒ
vicarage
ˈvɪkərɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEERAGE

peepshow
peeptoe
peepul
peer
peer group
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peer-reviewed
peer-to-peer
peeress
peerie
peerless
peerlessly
peerlessness
peers of the realm
peery
peesweep
peetweet
peeve

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEERAGE

cooperage
customs brokerage
deleverage
Dow-Jones average
garage
general average
goal average
grade point average
interage
lighterage
moving average
Nikkei average
Nikkei Stock Average
noncoverage
on average
overage
pilferage
plunderage
porterage
underage
weighted average

Synonyms and antonyms of peerage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PEERAGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peerage» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peerage

Translation of «peerage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEERAGE

Find out the translation of peerage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peerage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peerage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爵位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peerage
570 millions of speakers

English

peerage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उमरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الندية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пэра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nobreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আভিজাত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pairie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuliah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貴族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peerage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quí tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோமான்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asiller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

titolo di pari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peerage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rangul de pair
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peerage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peerage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peerage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peerage

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEERAGE»

The term «peerage» is regularly used and occupies the 93.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEERAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peerage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peerage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peerage

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEERAGE»

Discover the use of peerage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peerage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage
Since its inception in 1826, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage has rightly come to be regarded as the authoritative reference book on the British aristocracy.
Charles Mosley, 2003
2
Peerage Law in England: A Practical Treatise for Lawyers and ...
Palmer wrote this treatise for lawyers and historians. The first book on this subject since William Cruise's Origin and Nature of Dignities or Titles of Honour (1810), it is both a history and a practical treatise.
Francis Beaufort Palmer, 2007
3
Edward III and the English Peerage: Royal Patronage, Social ...
A study of Edward III's astute use of patronage to reposition the monarchy after the vicissitudes of his father's reign and his own problematic minority.
James Bothwell, 2004
4
Aristocratic Century: The Peerage of Eighteenth-Century England
Since the work of Butterfield and Namier in the 1930s, it has commonly been said that eighteenth-century England appears atomised, left with no overall interpretation.
John Cannon, 1987
5
The Peerage of Ireland
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edward Kimber, 2011
6
the present peerage of the united kingdom
GEORGE-WILLIAM-FOX KINNAIRD, Baron ROSSIE, of Rossie, in the county of Perth ; and Lord Kinnaird, of I nature, in the Peerage of Scotland. See Lord Kinnaian, in the Peerage of Scotland. Creation — June 16, 1831. Arms — See plate 48.
‎1868
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A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under ...
Exhibiting, Under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Date of Creation, Descent and Present State of Every Title of Peerage which Has Existed in this Country Since the Conquest... Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas. Having thus stated such arguments in ...
Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 1825
8
The Historic Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under ...
Exhibiting, Under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Origin, Descent, and Present State of Every Title of Peerage which Has Existed in this Country Since the Conquest ; Being a New Edition of the "Synopsis of the Peerage of England" Sir ...
Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, William Courthope, 1857
9
The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at ...
Westbury. Fitz-Hardinge. . . B Annaly. Houghton. Athlumney. . . . / Buckhurst ( Baroness). E Romilly. Northbrook. Lytton. Helton. Stralhnairn. Penrliyn. * Lord Wensleydale takes precedence in society from the date of bis Life Peerage in Jan . 1850 ...
Edmund Lodge, 1867
10
The peerage of Scotland: a genealogical and historical ...
a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of that ancient kingdom ... John Almon. Supporters.] Two parrots, proper. Motto.] I hope to speed. Chief Seat .] At Sundrum, in Airshire. SOMERVILLE, Lord SOME RV ILL E< *Tp HE first of ...
John Almon, 1767

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEERAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peerage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peer resigns over video of 'cocaine' and two 'call girls'
He was urged to consider giving up his peerage. In an X-rated video obtained by a Sunday newspaper, the 69-year-old former Labour minister ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
This Day in Jewish History / Rothschild becomes first unconverted …
Lionel de Rothschild died on June 3, 1879, at 70. In 1885, his son Nathan was elevated to the peerage, making him the first Jew in the House ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Do You Have A Very Loyal Client Following? If Not, Consider …
Do your key clients actively and continually look to refer peerage to your firm? Are your key clients fairly indifferent to the cost of your services or ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Humble beginnings: an unnervingly moving portrait of Melvyn Bragg
He has enjoyed his material career success, but the TV and the peerage have always run in tandem with something far more vital: his sense ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Clearwave Telecommunications, Inc. (Formerly Gold Star North …
... South America and the Caribbean. Mr. Malin is co-owner of Burke's Peerage, a British heritage luxury brand established in 1826. .Mr. Malin ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
6
On this day: Donald Campbell broke world water speed record
1958: The first four women were named to the peerage in the House of Lords. 1962: The first live Europe to USA television pictures were ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
7
Suzhou Reaches Out to American Travelers
Last year, UNESCO made it part of its peerage of globally significant sites. Though it's famous for its bridges and the poetry written from them, ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
8
Keep it out of the family
A very controversial report on Britain's first Asian woman to receive a peerage, Baroness Flather, appears in the press. In it, she claims that ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Gary Gregor's Hidden History: Nickel family's influence reaches far …
... plan to nationalise agricultural land, he joined the Conservative party, and in 1928 was raised to the peerage as Baron Melchett. Sir Alfred ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
10
Former Darling aide trains Tory peer at Scotland Office
The SNP denounced the peerage as “scandalous” when it was announced in May. After leaving the Treasury, MacLeod set up a ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

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