爵しゃく位い

noun

peerage; court rank

Refers to the rank or title of nobility, such as duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron, or their historical equivalents. Used in historical and modern contexts.

• 彼かれは伯はく爵しゃくの爵しゃく位いを授さずけられた。

  He was granted the peerage of count.

• 爵しゃく位いの制せい度どは国くにによって異ことなる。

  The system of peerage differs from country to country.