peerage

noun

Definition of peeragenext
as in nobility

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Recent Examples of peerage On Monday, a Downing Street spokesperson said that Starmer believes that Mandelson should be stripped of his peerage. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026 King Charles is also said to be sending royal warrants to remove Andrew’s peerage in relation to York, Inverness, and Killyleagh. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 The Duke of York is the traditional title for the sovereign's second son, and the elite peerage has a rich royal history. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Historical-romance authors love the British peerage system so much that bookstore shelves groan with many, many more dukedoms than the two dozen or so that actually existed in the United Kingdom of the 19th century. — Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peerage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peerage
  1. nobility
  2. royalty
  3. gentry
  4. society
  5. gentility
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  • There’s a nobility in providing some fan service to help immerse Oasis devotees who could not afford the outrageous ticket prices to attend the tour.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Working as a portraitist, she was commissioned by university scholars and local nobility in Bologna, the Italian city where she was born.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nobility
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  • Stewart, 85, said on MasterClass’s Other People’s Business podcast that her licensing partnership with the discount chain once brought in as much as $65 million a year in royalties.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Celebrity comedian Sebastian Maniscalco has responded to this week’s uproar in the comedy community over his takeover of a SiriusXM channel that for years supported up-and-coming stand-ups while providing them a minor lifeline in royalty checks.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of royalty
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  • When it was closed down in 1539, its treasures, books and relics were seized and its lands and buildings sold off, some to local nobles and gentry, some to the town authorities of Bury.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of gentry
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  • Unsurprisingly, Altman, 41, is a true believer in the society-changing potential of AI.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of society
Noun
  • Neil Fuentes, a founder of the New Haven Academy of Performing Arts and the artistic director of Broadway on Main, brings an uncommon gentility and hearty spirit to the character of Murray the Cop.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a certain kind of gentility and politeness, and then on the flip side, dark humor and grotesquerie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
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