peerage

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪ(ə̯)ɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baronage

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
nobility

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