Definition of peerage

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You can get an aristocratic Title of Nobility or become a knight.
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peer·age

(pîr

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NOUN:

The rank, title, or jurisdiction of a peer or peeress; a duchy, marquisate, county, viscountcy, or barony.
Peers and peeresses considered as a group.
A book listing peers, peeresses, and their families.

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