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31Peerage Act 1963 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=Peerage Act 1963 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to authorise the disclaimer for life of certain hereditary peerages; to include among the peers qualified to sit in the House of Lords all… …
32peerage — [[t]pɪ͟ərɪʤ[/t]] peerages 1) N COUNT If someone has a peerage, they have the rank of a peer. The Prime Minister offered him a peerage... It s thought she may eventually accept a peerage and move to the House of Lords. 2) N SING: the N The peers… …
33Peerage of England and Ireland by date — From the early Middle Ages up until early modern times, the nobility was the true basis of power for the English crown. The peerage was where the king would turn for military, judicial and administrative purposes, and the ruler who ignored his… …
34peerage — UK [ˈpɪərɪdʒ] / US [ˈpɪrɪdʒ] noun [countable] Word forms peerage : singular peerage plural peerages a) the position of being a peer in the UK He was given a life peerage in 1993. b) the peerage the group of people in the UK who are peers …
35peerage — noun 1 the peerage all the British peers peer 1 (2) considered as a group 2 (C) the rank of a British peer 1 (2): After ten years in the government she was given a peerage …
36The Difference Engine — For the machine designed by Charles Babbage, see Difference engine. The Difference Engine   …
37peerage — n. (GB) to raise smb. to the peerage * * * [ pɪ(ə)rɪdʒ] (QB) to raise smb. to the peerage …
38peerage — peer|age [ˈpıərıdʒ US ˈpır ] n 1.) the peerage all the British peers considered as a group 2.) the rank of a British peer …
39peerage — noun the title and rank of peer or peeress. ↘(the peerage) peers collectively. ↘a book containing a full listing of peers and peeresses …
40The Bing Boys Are Here — Infobox Musical name = The Bing Boys Are Here subtitle = caption = Odette Myrtil music = Nat D. Ayer lyrics = Clifford Grey book = George Grossmith, Jr. and Fred Thompson basis = productions = 1916 West End awards = The Bing Boys Are Here ,… …
