n.(统称)贵族，贵族的爵位

原形：peerage复数：peerages

The peerage is an integral part of the British nobility system.
贵族爵位是英国贵族制度的一个重要组成部分。
He was elevated to the peerage by the Queen for his services to literature.
他因对文学的贡献被女王提升为贵族。
The new peerage laws allow for the inheritance of titles by women.
新的贵族法允许女性继承爵位。
The announcement of the peerage appointments caused much speculation in the media.
贵族任命的宣布引起了媒体的大量猜测。
Many historic houses in Britain are still owned by families of the peerage.
英国许多历史悠久的房屋仍归贵族家庭所有。
The peerage includes dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
贵族阶层包括公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵和男爵。
Despite modernization, the concept of the peerage retains its traditional significance.
尽管现代化了，但贵族的概念仍然保留着其传统意义。
The peerage system has been criticized for perpetuating social inequality.
贵族制度因其加剧社会不平等而受到批评。
He declined the offer of a peerage, preferring to remain a member of the House of Commons.
他拒绝了贵族爵位的提议，宁愿留在下议院。
The investiture of new peers takes place in a grand ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.
新贵族的授勋仪式在威斯敏斯特宫举行，场面宏大。