peer1
v.
- look with difficulty or concentration.
- be just visible.
Etymology
C16: perh. a var. of dial. pire or perh. partly from a shortening of appear.
peer2
n.
- a member of the nobility in Britain or Ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
- a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person.
v.
archaic make or become equal.
Phrase
Etymology
ME: from OFr. peer, from L. par ‘equal’.