PEER OF THE REALM
Dictionary entry overview: What does peer of the realm mean? • 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.
Dictionary entry details
• PEER OF THE REALM (noun)
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)
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