ANST - SCA PEERS
Rolf Kvamme
baron_duncan at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 21 15:05:45 PDT 2000
peerages.....
hmmm lets look at this class...
peer2 (pîr) n.
A person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class,
or age: children who are easily influenced by their peers.
A nobleman.
A man who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.
Archaic. A companion; a fellow: To stray away into these forests
drear,/Alone, without a peer (John Keats).
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[Middle English from Old French per, equal, peer, from Latin pr; see per-2
in Indo-European Roots.]
And from Webster
Main Entry: 1peer
Pronunciation: 'pir
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French per, from per, adjective,
equal, from Latin par
Date: 13th century
1 : one that is of equal standing with another : EQUAL; especially : one
belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or
status
2 archaic : COMPANION
3 a : a member of one of the five ranks (as duke, marquess, earl, viscount,
or baron) of the British peerage
b : NOBLE 1
- peer adjective
So by definition peers or members of the peerage are concidered equal (
which is coincidentally the first word the thesaurus gives as an alternative
to peer).
Class dissmissed and remember your homework.
Baron Sir Duncan
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