PEERAGE

[noun] [U]The peerage is those people who are peers, either because of the families of which they are members or because they are life peersa member of the peerageA peerage is also the position of being a peer.He renounced his peerage.She was given a peerage (= the position of being a life peer at life).The peerage is also the state of being a life peerHe was elevated to the peerage after distinguished service in industry.A peerage is also a book containing information about peers who are not life peers and their family history.Burke's PeerageDebrett's Peerage