Peerage: alternatives and connections

A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

a British peer of the lowest rank

The act of coordinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coordination of the executive, the…

To invest with a new form, office, or character; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; dim…

To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degra…

One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of…

The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abase…

a British peer of the highest rank

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the sa…

Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless; peerless; transcen…

A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy; the son of a duke or…

The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether pro…

a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served th…

A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.

One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.