Proper noun
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
the Peers
A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.
If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers. Horatio Nelson
My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well. Franz Kafka
I mingle with my peers or no one, and since I have no peers, I mingle with no one. John Kennedy Toole
The peers just fill the air with their speeches.” "And from what I've seen, vice versa. Gregory Benford
Play with your peers. Scottish Proverb
Marry your children with their peers so you won't regret it someday. Sicilian Proverb