English > peer: 3 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage. |
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| Instances | Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, First Marquess Cornwallis | commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence |
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| Member of | peerage, baronage | The peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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| Narrower | Earl Marshal | An officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies |
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| baron | A British peer of the lowest rank |
| duke | A British peer of the highest rank |
| earl | A British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount / viscount |
| life peer | A British peer whose title / title lapses at death |
| marquess | A British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl |
| peer of the realm | A peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords |
| viscount | A British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron |
| viscountess | A noblewoman holding the rank of viscount / viscount in her own right |
| Broader | Lord, noble, nobleman | A titled peer of the realm |
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| Spanish | par |
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| Catalan | par |
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