to come in sight; to appear.-to look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day.-one of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.-a comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.-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.-to make equal in rank.-to be, or to assume to be, equal.