Definitions for peerage

peerage peer·age

Spelling: [peer-ij]
IPA: /ˈpɪər ɪdʒ/

Peerage is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in peerage (aeeegpr).

Definitions for peerage

noun

  1. the body of peers of a country or state.
  2. the rank or dignity of a peer.
  3. a book listing the peers and giving their genealogies.

Origin of peerage

First recorded in 1425-75, peerage is from the late Middle English word perage. See peer1, -age

Examples for peerage

I can only say, sir, that with your principles you would not marry into the peerage.

She fancied she was getting a hero, with a peerage in the distance.

I hope he will be elevated in the peerage: he looks as if he wanted it so!

But Blair has said publicly that he does not want a peerage.

And I was within an ace of becoming an ornament of the British peerage.

It was intended, instead, to be based on “peerage,” where all players are equal.

He had read about her in a peerage at his sister's book-shop the previous day.

Duchess is the highest rank in the English peerage (in descending order the ranks go duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron).

Think aesthetics as politics, and academic credentials as peerage.

A peerage, half composed of journalists, philosophers, and authors!

Word Value for peerage
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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