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单词 peerage
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peerage
noun
uk
/ˈpɪə.rɪdʒ/us
/ˈpɪr.ɪdʒ/
[Cusually singular]
thepositionof being apeer:
贵族身份，贵族爵位
She was given a peerage.她被授予贵族头衔。
He waselevatedtothe peerage afterdistinguishedserviceinindustry.在工业界做出杰出贡献后，他晋升贵族。
the peerage[S,+ sing/pl verb]
thegroupofpeoplewho arepeers, either because oftheirfamiliesor because they arelifepeers
（统称）贵族
[C]
abookcontaininginformationaboutpeerswho are notlifepeersandtheirfamilyhistory
贵族名册
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(Definition ofpeeragefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpeerage

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Of course, the use of peerages to accomplish political ends was not new.
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The demand for peerages increased as rents rose.
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The awarding of peerages to politicians and other servants of the state was not a new phenomenon.
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Of the 109 nonmagnates created between 1704 and 1847, twenty-four peerages were extinct by 1873 when data on landownership was compiled.
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With union, new peerages came into being.
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A newpeeragehad emerged, which helped to save the old.
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The nature of the parliamentarypeeragehad been fixed by 1450; certain peers were by then entitled to a summons.
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There is no reason to suppose that the rest of the propertied classes were any more heavily burdened than thepeerage.
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As part of faculty development, those who would call themselves "professor" must deal with issues of professionalism among theirpeerage.
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Since then however, the invariable mode of appointment has been the conferment of apeerageby letters patent.
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Exceptionally, however, apeeragecould be conferred or devolve upon a daughter or other heir.
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A newpeerageemerged to help save the old.
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The monarch did not and does not need statutory authority to appoint life peers- apeeragecan be conferred on any terms thought fit.
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No previous analysis of recruitment to thepeeragehas been based on such extensive and systematic research into family histories over so long a period.
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Indeed, by the late eighteenth century two different trends had emerged within the overall pattern ofpeeragecreations.
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