life peer

noun

, British.

1. a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.

life peer

noun

1. a peer whose title lapses at his death

Word History and Origins

Origin of life peer¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

A few months later he joined the House of Lords as a life peer.

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Britten was later created a life peer, the first musician or composer to be elevated to the peerage.

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At the age of 27, she became the youngest member of the European Parliament and is a life peer of the House of Lords.

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The Cardiff-born politician is a former Member of the European Parliament and a life peer who has been MS for Mid and West Wales since 2016.

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She was made a life peer in the House of Lords in 2011, becoming Baroness Morgan of Ely, and entered the Senedd five years later as a MS for Mid and West Wales.

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