to elevate sb to the peerage
11George Edwardes — George Joseph Edwardes (born as Edwards ) (8 October 1855 ndash; 4 October 1915) was an English theatre manager of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in musical theatre to the British stage and beyond. Edwardes started out in theatre management …
12raise — raisable, raiseable, adj. raiser, n. /rayz/, v., raised, raising, n. v.t. 1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about. 2. to set upright: When the projection screen… …
13raise — [[t]reɪz[/t]] v. raised, rais•ing, n. 1) to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand[/ex] 2) to set upright 3) to cause to rise or stand up; rouse 4) to increase the height or vertical measurement of 5) to increase in… …
14Hoi polloi — (Greek: ), an expression meaning the many (literally: the citizens ) in Greek is used in English to denote the masses or the people , usually in a derogatory sense. For example, I ve secured a private box for the play so we don t have to watch… …
15Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley — Infobox Military Person name=The Viscount Wolseley KP OM GCB GCMG VD PC lived=1833 1913 caption= Field Marshal Lord Wolseley nickname= placeofbirth= Golden Bridge, County Dublin, Ireland placeofdeath= Mentone, France allegiance= flagicon|United… …
16Prince Edmund (Blackadder) — Blackadder character name = Prince Edmund Plantagenet nationality = English occupation = Duke of Edinburgh, Laird of Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, Lord Warden of the Royal Privies first appearance = The Foretelling last appearance = The Black… …
17A Gaiety Girl — Infobox Musical name = A Gaiety Girl subtitle = caption = Lithograph music = Sidney Jones lyrics = Harry Greenbank book = Owen Hall basis = productions = 1893 West End awards = A Gaiety Girl is an English musical comedy in two acts by a team of… …
18Addison, Joseph — born May 1, 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, Eng. died June 17, 1719, London English essayist, poet, and dramatist. His poem on the Battle of Blenheim, The Campaign (1705), brought him to the attention of leading Whigs and paved the way to important… …
19ennoble — v. a. 1. Raise to nobility, raise to the peerage. 2. Exalt, dignify, elevate, raise, aggrandize, enlarge, engreaten, greaten …
20Dukes of Moctezuma de Tultengo — Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo Creation date October 11, 1865 Created by Isabella II of Spain Peerage Peerage of Spain First holder …
