Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - peer
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1. v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by into, at, etc.) look keenly or with difficulty (peered into the fog). 2 appear; peep out. 3 archaic come into view. Etymology: var. of pire, LG piren; perh. partly f. APPEAR 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a (fem. peeress) a member of one of the degrees of the nobility in Britain, i.e. a duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron. b a noble of any country. 2 a person who is equal in ability, standing, rank, or value; a contemporary (tried by a jury of his peers). --v.intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by with) rank or cause to rank equally. Phrases and idioms peer group a group of people of the same age, status, interests, etc. peer of the realm (or the United Kingdom) any of the class of peers whose adult members may all sit in the House of Lords. Derivatives peerless adj. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF pe(e)r, perer f. LL pariare f. L par equal
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French per, from per, adjective, equal, from Latin par Date: 13th century one that is of equal standing with another ; equal, companion, 3. a member of one of the five ranks (as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British ~age, noble 1, ~ adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century rival, match, III. intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from appear Date: 1580 to look narrowly or curiously, to come slightly into view ; emerge partly ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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