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Chiefdom vs Peerage - What's the difference?

chiefdom | peerage |

As nouns the difference between chiefdom and peerage

is that chiefdom is an area or region governed by a chief while peerage is peers as a group; the nobility, aristocracy.

chiefdom

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An area or region governed by a chief.
  • (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.

    • peerage

    English

    (wikipedia peerage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Peers as a group; the nobility, aristocracy.
  • The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
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  • A book listing such people and their families.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * aristocracy * bunyip aristocracy