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peer of the realm

n pl peers of the realm

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Great Britain and Northern Ireland) any member of the nobility entitled to sit in the House of Lords

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peer of the realm - a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

British House of Lords, House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

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