peerage

peerage
noun
1) no pl. (body of peers)

the peerage — die Peers

be raised to the peerage — in den Adelsstand erhoben werden

2) (rank of peer) Peerswürde, die
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[-ri‹]
noun
1) (a peer's title or status: He was granted a peerage.) die Pairswürde
2) ((often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group: The peerage has/have many responsibilities.) die Pairs (pl.)
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peer·age
[ˈpɪərɪʤ, AM ˈpɪr-]
n
1. no pl BRIT (peers) Peerage f; (rank) Peerswürde f
member of the \peerage Mitglied nt des Hochadels
to be elevated to the \peerage in den Adelsstand erhoben werden
to be given a \peerage einen Adelstitel verliehen bekommen, geadelt werden
to renounce one's \peerage auf die Peerswürde verzichten
2. (book) Adelskalender m
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['pIərɪdZ]
n
1) (= peers) Adelsstand m; (in GB) Peers pl
2) (= rank) Adelsstand m, Adelswürde f; (in GB) Peerage f, Peerswürde f

to raise or elevate sb to the peerage — jdn in den Adelsstand erheben

to give sb a peerage — jdm einen Adelstitel verleihen, jdn adeln

to get a peerage — geadelt werden, einen Adelstitel verliehen bekommen

3) (= book) das britische Adelsverzeichnis
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peerage [ˈpıərıdʒ] s
1. Peerage f:
a) Peerswürde f
b) Hochadel m, koll auch (die) Peers pl:
he was raised to the (oder given a) peerage er wurde in den (höheren) Adelsstand erhoben
2. Adelskalender m
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noun
1) no pl. (body of peers)

the peerage — die Peers

be raised to the peerage — in den Adelsstand erhoben werden

2) (rank of peer) Peerswürde, die

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