ˈpirij, -rēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English perage, from per, peer, peere peer + -age
1. : the body of peers : nobility
Charlemagne with all his peerage — John Milton
2. : the rank or dignity of a peer
the prime minister submitted the industrialist's name for a peerage
3. : a book containing a list of the peers with their genealogy, history, and titles
his name is in the peerage