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

After stepping down from the Assembly in 2011, she was appointed a life peer.

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Former first minister Carwyn Jones is to be made a life peer by Downing Street.

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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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