▁if ▁a ▁marqu ess , ▁he ▁would ▁preced e ▁all ▁marqu esses , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁If ▁two ▁such ▁officers ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁rank , ▁the ▁preced ence ▁of ▁the ▁offices ▁( reflect ed ▁by ▁the ▁order ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁mentioned ▁above ) ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁account : ▁if ▁the ▁Lord ▁Great ▁Chamber lain ▁and ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁were ▁both ▁marqu esses , ▁for ▁example , ▁then ▁the ▁Great ▁Chamber lain ▁would ▁preced e ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al , ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁office ▁preced es ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁In ▁practice , ▁however , ▁the ▁Act ▁is ▁ob sole te , ▁as ▁the ▁L ords ▁do ▁not ▁actually ▁sit ▁according ▁to ▁strict ▁preced ence ; ▁instead , ▁pe ers ▁sit ▁with ▁their ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁Priv ile ge ▁of ▁peer age ▁▁ ▁The ▁privile ge ▁of ▁peer age ▁is ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁privileges ▁that ▁belongs ▁to ▁pe ers , ▁their ▁w ives ▁and ▁their ▁un rem ar ried ▁wid ows . ▁The ▁privile ge ▁is ▁distinct ▁from ▁parliament ary ▁privile ge , ▁and ▁applies ▁to ▁all ▁pe ers , ▁not ▁just ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁It ▁still ▁exists , ▁although ▁" oc cas ions ▁of ▁its ▁exercise ▁have ▁now ▁dimin ished ▁into ▁obsc urity ." ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁privile ge ▁has ▁been ▁ill - defined , ▁three ▁features ▁surv ived ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century : ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁tried ▁by ▁fellow ▁pe ers ▁in ▁the ▁Lord ▁High ▁Ste