peer
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1. peer \'pi(*)r\ n [ME, fr. OF per, fr. per, adj., equal, fr. L par] often
attrib 1: one that is of equal standing with another : EQUAL archaic 2:
COMPANION, FELLOW 3a: a member of one of the five ranks (as duke,
marquess, earl, viscount, o r baron) of the British peerage 3b: NOBLE
2. peer vt archaic : RIVAL, MATCH
3. peer vi [perh. by shortening & alter. fr. appear] 1: to look narrowly or
curiously; esp : to look searchingly at som ething difficult to discern 2:
to come slightly into view