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peerage

 [peer-ij]  

peer·age

   [peer-ij]
noun
1.
the body of peers of a country or state.
2.
the rank or dignity of a peer.
3.
a book listing the peers and giving their genealogies.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English perage. See peer1, -age
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peerage (ˈpɪərɪdʒ)
 
—n
1.  the whole body of peers; aristocracy
2.  the position, rank, or title of a peer
3.  (esp in the British Isles) a book listing the peers and giving genealogical and other information about them

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