peers

nounperson who is another's equal

verbappear briefly
verbscan, scrutinize

Synonyms for peers

noun person who is another's equal

Antonyms for peers

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "an equal in rank or status" (early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French peir, Old French per (10c.), from Latin par "equal" (see par (n.)). Sense of "a noble" (late 14c.) is from Charlemagne's Twelve Peers in the old romances, who, like the Arthurian knights of the Round Table, originally were so called because all were equal. Sociological sense of "one of the same age group or social set" is from 1944. Peer review attested by 1970. Peer pressure is first recorded 1971.

Example Sentences for peers

Tories and Peers especially were enraged, and regarded themselves as baffled.

Peers, Commons, and visitors filled the floor and galleries.

If the nation was determined it would not be baffled by the Peers.

Is rhyme unnatural from the lips of their peers and paladins?

Your peers will probably be of the opinion that you display a commendable prudence.

They 'd be cabinet ministers, peers, ambassadors, colonial governors.

Three days after this the queen herself was brought to trial before the peers.

The number of peers of the realm in England at this time was fifty-three.

Great injustice is done us in the fact that we are not tried by a jury of our peers.

Why, he 's the patriarch of the peers, and she 's twenty-four!

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