Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peer of the realm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
peer of the realm
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.

British usage

noun

Any member of the hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom, (chiefly) of the Kingdom of England.

British usage

noun

Any similar member of the nobility of other kingdoms.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

peers of the realm (plural)

Questions

What does peer of the realm mean?
Any member of the House of Lords who is not a life peer.

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