[peer] n [ME, fr. MF per, fr. per, adj., equal, fr. L par] (13c) 1: one that is of equal standing with another: equal; esp: one belonging to the same societal group esp. based on age, grade, or status
2. archaic: companion 3 a: a member of one of the five ranks (as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British peerage b: noble 1 -- peer adj
[2]peer vt (14c) archaic: rival, match [3]peer vi [perh. by shortening & alter. fr. appear] (1591) 1: to look narrowly or curiously; esp: to look searchingly at something difficult to discern
2: to come slightly into view: emerge partly