HyperDic: peerage

English > 1 sense of the word *peerage*:
NOUN	group	peerage, baronage	the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

peerage > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'rahjh
Rhymes	acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh...

English > *peerage*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.
Synonym	baronage
Members	Lady, noblewoman, peeress	A woman of the peerage in Britain
Members	peer	A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount / viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
Broader	nobility, aristocracy	A privileged class holding hereditary titles
Spanish	nobleza
Catalan	noblesa