PEER OF THE REALM Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the phrase peer of the realm. (close relations)
Definition of PEER OF THE REALM
Best Alternative Words for PEER OF THE REALM
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aristocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a member of the aristocracy | ||||||||
baron | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank • a British peer of the lowest rank • a very wealthy or powerful businessman | ||||||||
baronet | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight | ||||||||
count | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the total number counted • the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order • a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl verb • determine the number or amount of • have weight; have import, carry weight • show consideration for; take into account • name or recite the numbers in ascending order • put into a group • include as if by counting • have a certain value or carry a certain weight • have faith or confidence in • take account of | ||||||||
countess | nounn | |||||||
noun • female equivalent of a count or earl | ||||||||
duchess | nounn | |||||||
noun • the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right | ||||||||
duke | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a British peer of the highest rank • a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank | ||||||||
earl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount | ||||||||
lady | nounn | |||||||
noun • a woman of the peerage in Britain • a polite name for any woman • a woman of refinement | ||||||||
lord | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who has general authority over others • terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God • a titled peer of the realm verb • make a lord of someone | ||||||||
marquess | nounn | |||||||
noun • nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count • a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl | ||||||||
marquis | nounn | |||||||
noun • nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count • humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) | ||||||||
noble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times • having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character noun • a titled peer of the realm adjective satellite • impressive in size, manner, or appearance • inert especially toward oxygen | ||||||||
peer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is of equal standing with another in a group • a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage verb • look searchingly | ||||||||
titled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • belonging to the peerage | ||||||||
viscount | nounn | |||||||
noun • (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count • a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron | ||||||||
viscountess | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wife or widow of a viscount • a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right |