life peer

noun

a British peer whose title lapses at death

• Hypernyms: ↑peer

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noun

: a British peer whose title is not hereditary

the bill … calls for the creation of life peers — both men and women — Associated Press

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Brit.

a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.

[1865-70]

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life peer noun

A peer whose title is not hereditary

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Main Entry: ↑life

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life peer UK US noun [countable] [singular life peer plural life peers]

a British peer whose family cannot keep the title after he or she dies. Peers who can pass their title to their children are called hereditary peers .

Thesaurus: members of royal families and the nobility_hyponym

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life peer,

a British peer whose title is only for his lifetime and is not hereditary.

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n. (in the UK) a peer whose title cannot be inherited

Derivatives:

life peerage n.

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noun, pl ⋯ peers [count]

: a British peer (sense 2) who has the title “Lord” or “Lady” for life but cannot pass it on to another person after death

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ˌlife ˈpeer [life peer] noun

(in Britain) a person who is given the title of ↑peer (= ‘Lord’ or ‘Lady’) but who cannot pass it on to their son or daughter

 

Culture:

Male life peers are given the title of ↑baron and are addressed as ‘Lord’, and female life peers are given the title of ↑baroness or countess and are addressed as ‘Lady’, ‘Baroness’ or ‘Countess’. Life peerages are given by the government, often to former Members of Parliament.

note at ↑peerage

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