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Peerage
Pronunciation : Peer"age
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Peer an equal, and cf. Parage.]
Definition : 1. The rank or dignity of a peer. Blackstone.
2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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