See Also: peer group(medicine)
peer group(dictionary)
peer-to-peer(dictionary)
PEER(law)
peer(medicine)
peer(2)(dictionary)
peer(dictionary)
peer(1)(dictionary)
peer pressure(dictionary)
peer 2, verb(dictionary)

excellency (iou) and peer group (medicine)


excellency (iou)



excellency noun. ME.
[Latin excellentia: see EXCELLENCE, -ENCY.]
= EXCELLENCE 1. Now rare or obsolete. ME.
b. Something that excels or takes the highest place; the best of. Only in 17.
(Usu. Excellency.) A designation of an important personage or dignitary; spec. the title of respect given to ambassadors, governors, and (US) Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops. Chiefly with possess. adjective M16.
W. Whiston His Excellency the Muscovite Ambassador.
= EXCELLENCE 2. Now rare. E17.
b. The thing that makes something excellent. M17-E19.

peer group (medicine)


peer group
Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.