Great Britain is a country with a special culture,which has evolved over many centuries. A characteristic feature of British society is social stratification, which is expressed in the presence of various titles. The main category of British society is peers, a hereditary nobility of British society.
According to the dictionary of the Russian language, peer isa man who represents the upper class in England and in France. The appearance of the peerage title originated in the far Middle Ages, but exists in British society today. In France, however, the estate was liquidated in 1848.
To date, peers are representatives ofthe British House of Lords, the upper house of parliament. According to the legislation of the country, the exact number of peers represented in the chamber is not fixed. The titles of peers are hereditary, but they are entitled to participate in the sessions of the House of Lords only after reaching the age of 21 years. Only the representatives of the male can inherit the title. For women, there are certain legislative rules, according to which they have the right to receive lifelong peerage.
The emergence of such a representative of society aspeer is a period in the history of England, when the famous William the Conqueror united the country. He divided the territory into administrative units. Those who owned large lands were called barons. They were also subdivided into "big" and "smaller". The English king consulted with "big barons". It was from this category that the House of Lords was subsequently formed, in which to this day honorable peers of England sit. To date, peers have lost their extended privileges in a society that has historically been assigned to them. However, the existence of this category of population is a tribute to British history, honoring the country's cultural heritage.
In modern England, peer is that Englishman,who has the title. The rest of the population is considered to be commoners. The presence of a title in English society gives this category of population a number of serious privileges that are graded according to the rank of the title.
Титулы в Англии имеют свою собственную иерархию.Obviously, at the head of this hierarchy are royal titles, which are the only of its kind. The following significant titles are the Duke and the Duchess. They are close relatives of the royal family. Also in English society there are such titles as the Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron.
