Peerage Synonyms

pîrĭj
The peers of a kingdom considered as a group
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gentry
  2. nobility
  3. jurisdiction
  4. baronage
  5. ruling class
  6. rank
  7. title

Words Related to Peerage

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. aristocracy
  2. royalty
  3. baronetcy
  4. baronetage
  5. knightage
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Peerage Sentence Examples

  • He was raised to the peerage in 1895, and died in London Jan.

  • He would have taken his title from Beaconsfield had he survived to enter the peerage.

  • A peerage was openly talked of as his due, while his own ambition pointed to some responsible office at home.

  • Her children he adopted as his own; and it was chiefly for her sake that he desired the peerage which was twice held out to him.

  • About the end of the year 1579 his wife died, leaving him one son, Archibald (who in 1627 was raised to the peerage by the title of Lord Napier), and one daughter, Jane.

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