/pear"ij/ , n.
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.
[ 1425-75; late ME perage. See PEER 1 , -AGE ]
/pear"ij/ , n.
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.
[ 1425-75; late ME perage. See PEER 1 , -AGE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012