peer·age \ˈpirij, -rēj\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English perage, from per, peer, peere peer + -age 1.: the body of peers : nobility < Charlemagne with all his peerage — John Milton > 2.: the rank or dignity of a peer < the prime minister submitted the industrialist's name for a peerage > 3.: a book containing a list of the peers with their genealogy, history, and titles < his name is in the peerage >