peerage

peer·age

 (pîr′ĭj)

n.

1. The rank, title, or jurisdiction of a peer or peeress; a duchy, marquisate, county, viscountcy, or barony.

2. Peers and peeresses considered as a group.

3. A book listing peers, peeresses, and their families.

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peerage

(ˈpɪərɪdʒ)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the whole body of peers; aristocracy

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the position, rank, or title of a peer

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (esp in the British Isles) a book listing the peers and giving genealogical and other information about them

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peer•age

(ˈpɪər ɪdʒ)

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.

[1425–75; late Middle English perage]

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peerage

a list or directory of peers, usually with genealogies, as Burke’s Peerage.

See also: Books

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Peerage

 the body of peers, 1454.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group baronage aristocracy, nobility - a privileged class holding hereditary titles noblewoman, peeress, Lady - a woman of the peerage in Britain peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

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peerage

noun aristocracy, peers, nobility, lords and ladies, titled classes the higher echelons of the British peerage

Quotations
"When I want a peerage, I shall buy it like an honest man" [Lord Northcliffe]

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Translations

النُّبلاء والأشْرافرُتْبَة الأشْراف

hodnost peerašlechta

adelstatusadelstitel

noblesse

fõnemesség

aîallaîalstign

adelsstandadelstittel

hodnosť péra

asilzadelersoylularsoyluluk ünvanı

贵族贵族的头衔或地位

peerage

[ˈpɪərɪdʒ] N → nobleza f
he was given a peerage → le otorgaron un título de nobleza
to marry into the peerage → casarse con un título
to be raised to the peerage → obtener un título de nobleza

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peerage

[ˈpɪərɪdʒ] n

(= title) → pairie f

(= peers) the peerage → la noblessepeer group n → pairs mpl

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peerage

n

(= peers) → Adelsstand m; (in GB) → Peers pl

(= rank) → Adelsstand m, → Adelswürde f; (in GB) → Peerage f, → Peerswürde f; to raise or elevate somebody to the peerage → jdn in den Adelsstand erheben; to give somebody a peerage → jdm einen Adelstitel verleihen, jdn adeln; to get a peerage → geadelt werden, einen Adelstitel verliehen bekommen

(= book) das britische Adelsverzeichnis

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peerage

[ˈpɪərɪdʒ] n → dignità di pari
he was given a peerage → gli è stato conferito il titolo di pari

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peer¹

(piə) noun

1. a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards). eweknie نَبيل او شَريف إنجليزي благородник par do reino šlechtic Angehörige(r) des britischen Hochadels adelsmand ευγενήςpar, noble peer آدم اشراف زاده pääri pair אָצִיל בְּרִיטִי बेरन से ऊपर का पद plemić koji ima pravo na mjesto u Gornjem domu főnemes bangsawan aðalsmaður Pari 貴族 귀족 계급 peras pērs anggota bangsawan edelmanadelsmann par جوړه، سارى، سخى، دروند سړى، ښاغلى سړى par do reino nobil пэр, лорд šľachtic, pér per pripadnik engleskog visokog plemstva adelsman, pär ขุนนาง Lord 貴族 пер, лорд برطانوي نواب nhà quí tộc 贵族

2. a person's equal in rank, merit or age. The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group. portuurgroep مَثيل، نَظير، نِد، إبن الجيل равен par sobě rovný der/die Ebenbürtige; ebenbürtig jævnaldrende συνομήλικος, ομόλογοςpar omataoline (isik) هم نوع؛ هم سن ikätoveri pairרע, חבר बेरन का समकक्ष पद biti ravan egyenrangú; korosztálybeli sebaya jafningi pari; coetaneo 仲間 동료 tos pačios amžiaus grupės/socialinės padėties asmuo vienaudzis; (stāvokļa, vecuma) līdzīgu cilvēku grupa rakan sebaya gelijke, leeftijdgenoot jevnaldrende, likemann równy wiekiem/rangą هم قد،هم سن par egal ровня; сверстник seberovný vrstnik nivo like, jämlike, kamrat ผู้เท่าเทียมกันหรือเพื่อน akran, yaşıt 同等地位的人 рівня; рівний ہم رتبہ، ہمسر người ngang hàng 同等地位的人

ˈpeerage (-ridʒ) noun

1. a peer's title or status. He was granted a peerage. adelstand رُتْبَة الأشْراف звание на пер título nobre hodnost peera die Pairswürde adelstitel; adelstatus τίτλος ευγενείας título nobiliario lorditiitel مقام اشرافی päärinarvo pairieאצולה पीयर की पदवी या दर्जा položaj főnemesség gelar bangsawan aðalstign (titolo di Pari) 貴族の地位 귀족의 지위, 신분 pero titulas pēra tituls gelaran bangsawan adelstand, adellijke titel adelstittel, adelsstand godność para دخانانوډله، داشرافو طبقه título nobre rang nobiliar титул пэра hodnosť peera čast pera titula visokog plemstva adelskap ตำแหน่งหรือฐานะของขุนนาง soyluluk ünvanı 貴族的頭銜或地位 перство نوابي hàng quí tộc 贵族的头衔或地位

2. (often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group. The peerage has/have many responsibilities. adelstand النُّبلاء والأشْراف аристокрация nobreza šlechta die Pairs (pl.) adelen αριστοκρατίαnobleza aadelkond اعیان و اشراف aatelisto noblesseאצולה अभिजात-वर्गीय सूची popis plemstva, britansko plemstvo arisztokrácia kaum bangsawan aðall nobiltà 貴族階級 귀족계급 perų luomas, diduomenė pēri, (angļu) dižciltīgie golongan bangsawan adelstandadelsstand parowie داشرافو طبقه nobreza nobilime высшая знать šľachta plemstvo visoko plemstvo pärerna, högadeln กลุ่มขุนนาง soylular, asilzadeler (總稱)貴族 перство نواب لوگ، امراء giới quí tộc （总称）贵族

ˈpeeress noun

1. the wife or widow of a peer. edelvrou زَوجَة اللورد او الشَّريف الإنجليزي ж.р. от peer mulher da nobreza peerka Gemahlin eines Pairs adelsdame σύζυγος ή χήρα ευγενούς paresa peeri abikaasa همسر یا بیوه فرد اشافی pääritär pairesse אֲצִילה पीयर की पत्नी plemkinja főrend felesége, özvegye istri atau janda seorang peer aðalsmannsfrú (moglie o vedova di un Pari) 貴族の夫人 귀족부인 pero žmona pēra sieva/atraitne isteri, balu bangsawan vrouw van een pair adelsdame/-frue żona para, wdowa po parze بيبياني ښځې baronesa soţie/văduvă de nobil вдова пэра peerka žena pera supruga visokog plemića maka till en pär ภรรยาหรือภรรยาหม้ายของขุนนาง asilzadenin karısı 貴婦 дружина пера نواب کي بيگم، يا بيوہ vợ quí tộc 贵妇

2. a woman who is a peer in her own right. edelvrou شَريفَة أو نَبيلَة إنجليزيَّه пер mulher da nobreza peerka Inhaberin der Pairswürde adelig dame γυναίκα με τίτλο ευγενείας paresa peer (naissoost) زن اشرافی aatelisnainen pairesse אֲצִילָה एक महिला जो अपने हिसाब से पीयर है plemkinja po vlastitoj lozi(ne po mužu) főrangú nő wanita bangsawan aðalskona (Pari che è donna) 婦人貴族 여성 귀족 pero titulą turinti moteris lēdija pērs wanita bangsawan vrouw van adel adelig dame kobieta mająca tytuł para د اشرافی ښځی baronesa (soţie de) nobil женщина-пэр peerka perinja plemkinja adelsdam ขุนนางหญิง asilzade kadın 女貴族 леді نواب عورت nữ quí tộc 女贵族

ˈpeerless adjective

without equal; better than all others. Sir Galahad was a peerless knight. portuurloos فَريد، فَذ، لا يُضاهى безподобен inigualável jedinečný unvergleichlich mageløs; enestående ανυπέρβλητοςsin par, sin igual võrratu بی همتا verraton sans pareilאין כמוהו अनुपम, लाजवाब bez premca, neusporediv egyedülálló tanpa tandingan óviðjafnanlegur senza pari 無比の 가장 뛰어난, 비길 데 없는 neprilygstamas nesalīdzināms; nepārspējams tdk ada taranya weergaloosmakeløs, uten likeniezrównany بې سارى، بې جوړې inigualável fără pereche несравненный jedinečný brez primere bez premca utan jämlike, makalös ซึ่งไร้ผู้เทียบเท่า eşsiz 無比的 незрівнянний, неперевершений لا جواب، بے نظير có một không hai 无比的

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