English Explanatory Dictionary

peer of the realm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.
  2. Any member of the hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom, (chiefly) of the Kingdom of England.
  3. Any similar member of the nobility of other kingdoms.

Word forms

peer of the realm peers of the realm
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