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PEER OF THE REALM

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• PEER OF THE REALM (noun)
The noun PEER OF THE REALM has 1 sense:

1. a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

Familiarity information: PEER OF THE REALM used as a noun is very rare.

• PEER OF THE REALM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("peer of the realm" is a kind of...):

peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

Holonyms ("peer of the realm" is a member of...):

British House of Lords; House of Lords (the upper house of the British parliament)

"Familiarity breeds contempt."
(English proverb)
"If a dog shows his teeth, show him the stick."
(Albanian proverb)
"If you opress who is below you then you won't be safe from the punishment of who is above you."
(Arabic proverb)
"Trust yourself and your horse."
(Croatian proverb)

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