life peer

American

noun

British.

a peer whose title ceases at death; nonhereditary peer.

life peer British

noun

a peer whose title lapses at his death

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Etymology

Origin of life peer

First recorded in 1865–70

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life peer

He decided not to seek election in 1992, and was created a life peer as Baron Tebbit of Chingford.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025

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

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

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

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024

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.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

In 1893 he was raised to the bench as a lord justice of appeal, and in the next year was made a lord of appeal in ordinary and a life peer.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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