DEBRETT


Meaning of DEBRETT in English

( also Debrett’s )

the popular name for Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage , a book containing lists and information about the royal family , the peerage and other people in Britain who hold titles of rank. The name is also used to refer to other books from the same publisher, such as a guide to polite social behaviour.

Compare Burke’s Peerage .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.