Possessives

• scandal: The 'cash for peerages ' scandal: What's it all about?

Converse of object

• confer: He was conferred a peerage in April 2006 and sits on the Conservative benches.

• sell: The other parties sell peerages for cash - why shouldn't we sell seats?

• accept: Even if he had accepted a peerage, the title would have become extinct on his death.

• award: Benjamin Britten was awarded a life peerage in 1976.

• grant: Dr. David Hope, whose title is now ' Bishop ' Hope, is to be granted a life peerage.

• receive: Rogers was knighted in 1991 and received a peerage five years later.

Adjective modifier

• hereditary: Claims for succession to a hereditary peerage will cease to be dealt with by the House of Lords.

• Scots: Life peerages were created also in the Scots Peerage.

• Irish: A version of these arms was registered in Ulster's office and emblazoned on the letters patent creating the Irish Peerage in 1776.

• complete: New section on errors in the Complete Peerage added.

• Scottish: Earl of Carrick and Baron of Renfrew Other titles of the Scottish peerage inherited by the heir to the throne under the 1469 Act.

• British: The Howard Family ranks in the British peerage next the Blood Royal.

Modifies a noun

• scandal: The loans for peerages scandal has rocked Tony Blair who was unable to walk unaided last week.

• row: There's speculation Tony Blair could be next to be arrested in the cash for peerages row.

• title: Succession to peerage titles is much more closely regulated than that.

• investigation: TRUE PRICE OF LEVY ROW 16 July 2006 THE police better have a good idea where this cash for peerages investigation is taking them.

• claim: Further records of peerage claims are included in TS 11, TS 27 and Home Office classes HO 45 and HO 80.

• directory: Elsewhere we shall write of " peerage directories " and " peerage titles " .

Noun used with modifier

• life: Benjamin Britten was awarded a life peerage in 1976.