Definitions for peerages

peerages peer·age

Spelling: [peer-ij]
IPA: /ˈpɪər ɪdʒ/

Peerages is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 227 anagrams from letters in peerages (aeeegprs).

Definitions for peerages

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 peerages

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

Examples for peerages

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

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

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

Think aesthetics as politics, and academic credentials as peerage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for peerages
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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