how to pronounce peerage

/ˈpɪə.ɹɪdʒ/

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peerage is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of peerage in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… raised the british peerage named the …”

meanings of peerage

noun:

Peers as a group; the nobility, aristocracy.
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
A book listing such people and their families.

peerage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word peerage occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.