jue (ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel)
Historical term referring to a specific type of three-legged ritual wine pitcher from ancient China, typically made of bronze. Not used in modern everyday contexts.
I saw a Shang dynasty jue at the museum.
peerage; hereditary title
Refers to the system of noble ranks (e.g., duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron) historically conferred by the emperor. Now primarily used in historical or formal contexts.
He was granted the title of count.
The peerage system was abolished after the war.
baron · Irish Cobbler potato
duke; prince
marquis; marquess
viscount
peerage; court rank
five ranks of nobility (Japan, 1868-1946)
worldly honors; secular rank
peerage and order of merit
conferring a peerage; ennoblement
true merit; natural nobility
government post and court rank
enfeoffment; grant of peerage
conferring a peerage; elevation to the peerage
peerage; title of nobility
chalice
Standard kanji form for both the ancient Chinese vessel and the peerage title.
The kanji 爵 originally depicted an ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel. Its use for peerage titles in Japanese is an extension of the Chinese character's historical association with rank and ceremony.