Peerage
Peerage noun - The peers of a kingdom considered as a group.
Scum
Scum noun - People looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class.
Usage example: claimed that only scum lived in that part of town
How words are described
| local | local peerage | local scum |
Both words in one sentence
-
Not only does he believe it is his moral duty to BE a servant to the aristocracy, but he believes anyone existing outside the Peerage/servant arrangement, (tradesmen in one rant), is the "scum of the earth" and all of society will collapse because of them.
Source: Series / Upstairs Downstairs
Cite this Source
Scum and Peerage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peerage/scum
Peerage & Scum. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/peerage/scum>.
Scum or Peerage. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/peerage/scum.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "peerage" and "scum" have occurred on timeline