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peer of the realm

peer of the realm noun: any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.

Noun

peer of the realm (plural peers of the realm)

  1. (UK) Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.
  2. (UK, historical) Any member of the hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom, (chiefly) of the Kingdom of England.
    • The proudest Peere in the Realme shall not weare a head on his shoulders vnlesse he pay me tribute.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • All Peers of the Realm being look'd on as the King's Hereditary constant Counsellors.1707, John Chamberlayne, Angliæ Notitia, 22nd edition, iii. iii. 276
  3. Any similar member of the nobility of other kingdoms.

Forms of peer of the realm

pluralpeers of the realm

Questions about peer of the realm

What does peer of the realm mean?
Peer of the realm means any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.
What part of speech is peer of the realm?
Peer of the realm is a noun.
What is the plural of peer of the realm?
The plural of peer of the realm is peers of the realm.

Words near peer of the realm in the dictionary

  1. peepy
  2. peer
  3. peer editing
  4. peer group
  5. peer groups
  6. peer of the realm
  7. Peer Panja
  8. peer pressure
  9. peer pressured
  10. peer pressures
  11. peer pressuring

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