the title and rank of peer or peeress 贵族爵位,贵族头衔 on his retirement as cabinet secretary, he was given a peerage. 在作为内阁大臣退休之际,他被授予贵族爵位。 ■(the peerage)peers as a class; the nobility 贵族阶级;贵族 he was elevated to the peerage two years ago. 两年前他被提升为贵族。 ■a book containing a list of peers and peeresses, with their genealogy and history 贵族名册