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Peer of the realm

noun

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

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... as great a vagabond as there is on the face of the earth, yet he is a peer of the realm, and his title warrants the meeting—but, after all, what ...

— Japhet, In Search Of A Father • Frederick Marryat

... of life came young Thomas, Lord Howard, heir to the Earl of Surrey, and my Lord of Buckingham, premier peer of the realm. Then sometimes would the king take a yeoman of the guard and make him his companion in jousts and tournaments, solely because of his brawn and bone. There were others whom he kept close by him in the palace because of their wit and the entertainment they furnished; of which class was I, ...

— When Knighthood Was in Flower • Charles Major

... most certainly was so as yet in the present instance—a promising young life had been snapped asunder, and another reigned in his place. In one short hour Val Elster, who had scarcely cross or coin to call his own, had been going in danger of arrest from one moment to another, had become a peer of the realm ...

— Elster's Folly • Mrs. Henry Wood

... ask for two thousand a year. Remember, you are a distiller—he is a peer of the realm. And now I say," continued Berkins, growing more emphatic as he reached the close of his declamation, "that in my wife's interest I will oppose any and all attempts to purchase a coronet for Maggie at ...

— Spring Days • George Moore

... successful, your father will be a peer of the realm, Mr. Stafford," he said drily, with ...

— At Love's Cost • Charles Garvice