1. (v. i.) To come in sight; to appear.

2. (v. i.) To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day.

3. (n.) One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.

4. (n.) A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.

5. (n.) A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm.

6. (v. t.) To make equal in rank.

7. (v. t.) To be, or to assume to be, equal.

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