peerage
31Peerage of Scotland — The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year s Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of… …
32Peerage of England — The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain.Until the passage of the House of… …
33Peerage of Great Britain — The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerages of England and Scotland, until it was itself replaced by the …
34Peerage of Ireland — The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. This practice ended with the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Before 1801, Irish Peers had the right to sit …
35Peerage of England and Ireland by date — From the early Middle Ages up until early modern times, the nobility was the true basis of power for the English crown. The peerage was where the king would turn for military, judicial and administrative purposes, and the ruler who ignored his… …
36Peerage of England and Ireland in 1380 — This is an alphabetical list of the earls and dukes of England and Ireland in the year 1380, with the dates during which they held the titles:*Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, (c. 1376–1397) *Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Buckingham,… …
37peerage — noun Date: 15th century 1. the body of peers 2. the rank or dignity of a peer 3. a book containing a list of peers with their genealogy, history, and titles …
38peerage — /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 PEER1, AGE] * * * Body of peers or titled nobility in Britain. The …
39peerage — noun a) the rank of a peer or peeress b) peers and peeresses as a group Syn: aristocracy, bunyip aristocracy …
40peerage — Synonyms and related words: FFVs, ancienne noblesse, aristocracy, baronage, baronetage, chivalry, elect, elite, haut monde, high life, high society, knightage, nobility, noblesse, noblesse de robe, old nobility, royalty, the Four Hundred, the… …
