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PEER OF THE REALM
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
Classified under:
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; 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; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("peer of the realm" is a member of...):
British House of Lords; House of Lords (the upper house of the British parliament)