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Definition of Peers
1. Proper noun. a section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name), variant of Piers. ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
4. Noun. (plural of peer) ¹
5. Verb. (third-person singular of peer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peers
1. peer [v] - See also: peer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peers
Literary usage of Peers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Eldest son» of the younger sons of peers were ranked before the eldest sons of
... But the sons of peers themselves—the eldest as well as the younger—are ..."
2. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third by Thomas Erskine May (1899)
"creations framed upon the principles of making the least possible permanent
addition to our House and to the aristocracy, by calling up peers' eldest sons, ..."
3. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third by Thomas Erskine May (1899)
"The king unwillingly gave his consent, in writing, to the necessary creation of
peers; * but, in the mean time, — averse to an offensive act of authority, ..."
4. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George Third by Thomas Erskine May (1862)
"creations framed upon the principles of making the least possible permanent
addition to our House and to the aristocracy, by calling up peers ..."
5. Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"The Peers had been willing to grant a supply, and the King had parted amicably
with them. Finch suggested that they might be summoned without the Commons, ..."
6. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1871)
"No sooner was the discussion of the bill commenced in committee, than ministers
creation of suddenly found themselves in a minority peers. of thirty-five.i ..."
7. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"Henry Peers, clerk, being seised in fee of the premises in question, consisting
of three undivided fourth-parts of two houses, farms, and woodlands, ..."
8. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, Thomas McIntyre Cooley (1872)
"And a peer, it seems, cannot waive the trial by his peers. ... And, if he refuse
to put himself on his peers, ho may be dealt with as one who stands mute ..."
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