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peerage

/ˈpɪɹ.ɪdʒ/ noun C2
  1. Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The rank or title of a peer or peeress. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A book listing such people and their families. (countable, uncountable)

Plural peerages

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“And what are his claims to the peerage?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 727 · C1

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