PEER OF THE REALM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peer of the realm mean? 

• PEER OF THE REALM (noun)
  The noun PEER OF THE REALM has 1 sense:

1. a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

  Familiarity information: PEER OF THE REALM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEER OF THE REALM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)