peerage
Example Sentences
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He refused a peerage four times from prime ministers Disraeli and Gladstone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Opposition MPs rounded on the prime minister, calling for him to strip Doyle of his peerage.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Sir Keir's judgement is also being questioned over the peerage given to former communications chief Lord Doyle, who lost the Labour whip over his links with a convicted sex offender.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
He had also called for the removal of Lord Mandelson's peerage, saying it would get "cross-party agreement".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
I knew a little from our infrequent stays with Baron Greyfallow, and thought I was quite genteel enough without having to memorize forms of address, table manners, and the elaborate snarled rankings of the peerage.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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