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peers of the realm
n. (peer of the realm English)
Usage examples of "peers of the realm".
Perhaps it was the lateness of the hour or the casual setting, but tonight they spoke quickly, laughed heartily, and generally behaved more like two boys than two peers of the realm.
Was this the body delivered to the embalmers, the body that was shortly afterwards carried in a coffin to Westminster Abbey by twelve peers of the realm, who watched over it in turn 'without torches or tapers', as a French observer noted in shocked tones?
Other guerrilla teams had been sent to kidnap important peers of the realm, who would offer much better leverage than a disgraced and forgotten former First Minister.